System Administrator

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative System Administrator to join our team in the greater DMV area supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

• Manage Windows and Linux servers across production staging COOP and training environments: OS/image deployment configuration patching backups/restores and capacity optimization.
• Execute IAVA/STIG compliance activities: run scans (ACAS/SCAP) apply STIG/IAVM remediations validate fixes and track compliance timelines for CCRI/CVE requirements.
• Deploy enterprise applications and OS patches across NIPRNet and SIPRNet; coordinate testing integration and rollback procedures to preserve availability.
• Administer RBAC CoreACS/EdgeEAS Client RA VPN base firewall policies mailbox provisioning/decommissioning and license allocation/usage for DEE/Army 365 services.
• Monitor system health and performance investigate incidents perform rootcause analysis and coordinate escalations and postdeployment support.
• Maintain platform SOPs baseline configurations runbooks and change records to support configuration management and audit readiness.
• Produce operational reports compliance dashboards and evidence packages for RMF/ATO and inspection activities.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity NOC/NOSC application owners and vendors to remediate vulnerabilities and validate mitigations.
• Support lifecycle activities: upgrades capacity planning licensing and continuous improvement of system hardening and resilience.

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Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Masters degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (examples: M0923W1; A1025888; A(SNOOP); C1501401; W1504575; S2501095; A5310022; etc.); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: SecurityX/CASP; CCNP Security; CCSP; FITSPO; GFACT).

• Required experience and skills:

  • Systems administration/engineering experience with at least 3 years managing enterprise Windows/Linux server environments in DoD or large enterprise contexts.
  • Handson expertise with STIG hardening ACAS/SCAP scanning patch management RMF/ATO evidence workflows and CCRI/IAVM compliance processes.
  • Proficiency with virtualization backups/DR (RMAN snapshots) enterprise patch deployment and operational monitoring/alerting tools.
  • Experience managing identity VPN mailbox services licensing and secure configuration in multidomain (NIPR/SIPR/cloud) environments.
  • Strong documentation change control and incident response coordination skills.

• Desired:

  • Prior DoD/ARNG platform operations or DEE/Army 365 provisioning experience.
  • Experience with automation/configuration management (Ansible PowerShell Python) cloud migration patterns and platform capacity planning.

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