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# Systems Administrator - Government Deployments at Chainalysis Government Solutions

- **Company:** Chainalysis Government Solutions
- **Location:** Washington Metro Area
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/chainalysis-government-solutions/c54207ec-4c09-42a3-9583-f3fa0891b22c

## Job description

Location: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (On-site)

Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph

## About Chainalysis Government Solutions

Chainalysis Government Solutions (CGS) is a wholly-owned Chainalysis subsidiary that provides blockchain intelligence solutions, including technology, training, and services to law enforcement, defense, intelligence, and regulatory customers across the U.S. Government.

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, investigate criminal cases, and track transnational threats. As the adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions. With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

CGS is seeking a Systems Administrator — Government Deployments to operate, maintain, secure, and optimize Chainalysis technology within classified U.S. Intelligence Community environments. Serving as the hands-on systems administration authority for production environments supporting mission users, you will ensure deployed capabilities remain available, secure, performant, and compliant throughout their operational lifecycle.

In this role, you will work closely with customer system owners, technical stakeholders, and internal CGS teams (Technical Product, Forward-Deployed Engineering, Solution Architecture, Security, Product, and Engineering). You will focus on the sustainment and administration of approved production architectures rather than establishing new deployment architectures.

Please note: This position requires you to work physically on-site with customers in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area up to five days per week.

## IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL:

- Systems Administration & Production Operations: Install, configure, administer, maintain, and optimize Linux and Windows operating systems within C2S/AWS and approved government environments. Provision IaaS components (EC2, VPC, RDS, S3) and maintain web/application infrastructure (Apache, WSGI, PostgreSQL, WebLogic, VMware, OpenShift).
- System Maintenance & Release Management: Lead upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and software release deployments within established architectures. Validate system prerequisites, coordinate maintenance windows, execute change procedures, and conduct post-deployment verification.
- Security, Hardening & Compliance: Maintain systems in accordance with customer security requirements, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). Remediate vulnerabilities, configure security controls (firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection), and support security authorization audits.
- Network & Integration Engineering: Configure, test, and troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLAN, firewall rules, and network monitoring concepts to enable authorized data transfer between Chainalysis environments and customer systems.
- Backup, Recovery & Operational Resilience: Implement and maintain backup and recovery procedures, execute disaster recovery testing, validate data integrity, and identify single points of failure across deployed infrastructure.
- Customer & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a trusted technical partner to customer system owners and mission users. Provide technical support, develop runbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs), and route recurring field observations to internal CGS Product and Engineering teams.

## ROLE BOUNDARIES & OWNERSHIP

- Systems Administrator (This Role): Owns production systems administration, sustainment, operational health, system configuration, maintenance, security hardening, and infrastructure troubleshooting within assigned customer environments.
- Forward-Deployed Administrator: Owns execution and deployment implementation for new capabilities and major architectural updates before handing off sustainment to the Systems Administrator.
- Technical Product Manager & Architecture: Owns technical product requirements, reference architectures, and environment compatibility standards.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE:

- Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph required at start.
- U.S. citizenship required (position is not eligible for visa sponsorship).
- 5+ years of experience in systems administration or technical delivery within classified U.S. Government or Intelligence Community environments.
- Hands-on experience with C2S/AWS and core cloud services (EC2, VPC, ELB, RDS, S3, EBS).
- Strong Linux and Windows system administration background, including managing web infrastructure (Apache, WSGI, PostgreSQL).
- Proven security engineering experience, including hardening systems and remediating vulnerabilities in accordance with RMF and STIG requirements.
- Solid network engineering foundation, including experience with TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, VLANs, firewalls, and security software (IDS/IPS, anti-virus, endpoint protection).
- Virtualization expertise with technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM.
- Strong written documentation and troubleshooting skills, with an ownership mindset and an ability to operate independently within secure customer facilities.

## STANDS OUT:

- AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer).
- Proficiency with automation and scripting languages, specifically Python and Bash/Unix shell scripting.
- Experience with OpenShift 4, enterprise VMware, or containerized application environments.
- Knowledge of PL/SQL, database administration, Oracle Fusion Middleware, or WebLogic 12c.
- Exposure to API services, government data platforms (DPaaS), or CI/CD deployment pipelines.
- Prior experience deploying and sustaining software in air-gapped, classified, or disconnected environments.
- Familiarity with blockchain technology, cryptocurrency analytics, or intelligence applications.

## About Chainalysis Government Solutions

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A wholly-owned U.S. public sector subsidiary of Chainalysis Inc., providing blockchain intelligence, cryptocurrency forensics, and investigative services to federal, state, and local government agencies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (wholly-owned subsidiary of privately held Chainalysis Inc.)
- **Headquarters**: Ashburn, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available for CGS (parent Chainalysis founded in 2014)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available for CGS

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Blockchain intelligence, cryptocurrency investigations, cybersecurity, data engineering, government services
- Target customers: U.S. defense, intelligence, law enforcement, tax authorities, financial regulators (B2G)
- Mission or purpose statement: To build trust in blockchains by helping government agencies investigate cryptocurrency-related crime, disrupt illicit activity, recover funds for victims, and leverage blockchain expertise against the nation’s most difficult problem sets.

## Products & Services
- **Investigations**: Tailored cryptocurrency, financial, and all-source case support integrating Chainalysis’s industry-leading tools and data. [chainalysis.com/government/](https://www.chainalysis.com/government/)
- **Intelligence**: Analysis, lead generation, and consulting on geopolitical, cyber, and other threat actors and their use of cryptocurrency. [chainalysis.com/government/](https://www.chainalysis.com/government/)
- **Mission (Embedded Staff)**: Fully embedded staff who integrate cryptocurrency, investigative, and other domain expertise directly into government teams. [chainalysis.com/government/](https://www.chainalysis.com/government/)
- **Data & Technology**: Custom tools that incorporate Chainalysis data with other data sources to provide data-driven insights and enhance the mission. [chainalysis.com/government/](https://www.chainalysis.com/government/)
- **Training & Certifications**: On-demand Academy certifications and training programs tailored to government mission requirements. [chainalysis.com/national-security/](https://www.chainalysis.com/national-security/)
- **Platform**: The only blockchain intelligence platform with FedRAMP Full authorization, on-premises and fully air-gapped deployment options built for classified and sensitive environments. [chainalysis.com/national-security/](https://www.chainalysis.com/national-security/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed for CGS (parent Chainalysis was valued at $8.6 billion in 2022 after a $170M Series E)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding for parent Chainalysis exceeds $536M from top-tier investors. CGS-specific revenue not publicly available.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent investors include Accel, Benchmark, Paradigm, and others. CGS partners with Five Eyes nations and holds federal contracts (UEI WKJMZC2CH6Z9). [highergov.com](https://www.highergov.com/awardee/chainalysis-government-solutions-llc-12412975/)
- **Growth Signals**: Active job postings surged 150% month-over-month and 1400% quarter-over-quarter (15 open positions as of mid-2026). Headcount growing at +2.4% monthly. CGS was built to meet rising demand from federal, state, and local agencies for cryptocurrency data and tools. [linkedin.com/company/chainalysis-gov](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chainalysis-gov)

## Competitive Advantages
- **FedRAMP Authorization & Air-Gapped Deployment**: The only blockchain intelligence platform authorized for classified and sensitive environments, with on-premises and fully air-gapped options. [chainalysis.com/national-security/](https://www.chainalysis.com/national-security/)
- **Deep Government Expertise**: Over 120 practitioners and analysts with extensive experience in cryptocurrency investigations, including landmark cases involving terrorism financing, child abuse material, darknet markets, ransomware, and North Korean hacking. [chainalysis.com/government/](https://www.chainalysis.com/government/)
- **Proven Track Record**: Helped agencies seize billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies used in illicit activity. [chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/)
- **Integrated Ecosystem**: Combines world-class cryptocurrency forensics with deep understanding of government missions, offering tailored support across investigations, intelligence, embedded staff, and custom technology.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening U.S. Public Sector Engagement**: Expanding capabilities to serve defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and civilian agencies at federal, state, and local levels. [chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/)
- **Building Internal Capability**: Investing in training and certification programs to help agencies build lasting internal blockchain analysis expertise. [chainalysis.com/national-security/](https://www.chainalysis.com/national-security/)
- **Enabling National Security Missions**: Prioritizing high-confidence intelligence, geolocation coverage, and false-positive rate minimization to support critical missions. [chainalysis.com/national-security/](https://www.chainalysis.com/national-security/)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Impact**: Work directly on cases that disrupt criminal networks, recover funds for victims, and protect national security. Employees contribute to high-stakes investigations involving terrorism, ransomware, and money laundering.
- **Cutting-Edge Technology**: Access to the industry’s best blockchain analysis tools and data, with opportunities to develop custom solutions for government clients.
- **Growth Trajectory**: Rapidly growing subsidiary with a surge in job postings, indicating strong demand and expansion. Headcount growth and new federal contracts signal long-term stability.
- **Expert Team**: Join a group of world-class cryptocurrency investigators, analysts, and engineers. The subsidiary was initially staffed with ~90 experts from within Chainalysis and external hires. [chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/)
- **Work Environment**: Most roles are based in Ashburn, VA, and other U.S. locations (Maryland). Given the sensitive nature of government work, on-site or hybrid presence is likely. The culture emphasizes collaboration, mission focus, and professional development.

## Sources
1. [chainalysis.com/government/](https://www.chainalysis.com/government/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/chainalysis-gov](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chainalysis-gov)
3. [chainalysis.com/national-security/](https://www.chainalysis.com/national-security/)
4. [chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-government-solutions-announcement/)
5. [highergov.com](https://www.highergov.com/awardee/chainalysis-government-solutions-llc-12412975/)

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