System Administrator

Systems Administration and Cybersecurity and Risk Management responsibilities including server installation, configuration, upgrades, ongoing maintenance, configuration management automation, continuous monitoring, security testing and evaluation, vulnerability assessment and mitigation, incident response and remediation, and ensuring alignment with internal security policies and the System Security Plan (SSP).

Responsibilities:

Systems Administration

• Own server installation, configuration, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance
• Manage hardware and software configuration across systems
• Build and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate configuration management

Cybersecurity and Risk Management

• Drive continuous monitoring efforts: weekly audit reviews, media reviews, and monthly vulnerability scans
• Execute security testing and evaluation to validate proper implementation of security controls
• Partner with Cyber Engineering to assess and mitigate vulnerabilities across the system lifecycle
• Lead incident response and remediation when issues arise
• Ensure systems align with internal security policies and the System Security Plan (SSP) from deployment through decommissioning

Qualifications:

• Must be willing and able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Required Skills:

• Must be willing and able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) & Windows Administration Experience
• Experience with various system security assessment/hardening tools - SCAP Compliance Checker, STIG Viewer, ACAS/Nessus, etc.
• Knowledge of Ansible and experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks
• Self-starter with the ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Installation and configuration of servers
• Understanding of STGs & Vulnerability resolution
• Trained and proficient in Assured File Transfer (AFT) procedures
• Server installation and configuration
• Third party software application installation and setup for both system functionality and Cyber security services
• Identity Manager and Domain Administration
• VMware experience
• Bash and python scripting
• Docker administration skills
• General network administration
• DHCP, NFS setup
• Experience with various system security assessment/hardening tools - STIG Viewer, ACAS/Nessus, etc.
• Trained and proficient in Assured File Transfer (AFT) procedures