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Join a dynamic team at the forefront of national security, providing advanced solutions to government intelligence agencies. Since 1968, we’ve been solving the toughest challenges with groundbreaking tech. Explore thrilling projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Elevate your career and make a difference. Your adventure begins now-unleash your potential with MANTECH!\nMANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Cloud System Administrator to join the team in Annapolis Junction, MD.\nOur team delivers enterprise infrastructure capabilities for a global workforce performing a wide range of missions in defense of our Nation. 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