System Administrator (Clearance Needed)

Job Title: System Administrator

Job Code: 39399

Job Location: Colorado Springs CO

Job Schedule: Standard 9/80 (Every other Friday Off)

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Cyber Infrastrastructure Systems Engineer (CISE) to join our Colorado Springs CO team. This role requires an experience system administrator to support mission-critical systems and infrastructure in a secure environment. The ideal candidate will have deep experience administering complex enterprise systems maintaining secure AWS infrastructure supporting cybersecurity compliance and enabling modern development and CI/CD platform operations. This role requires strong technical expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AWS technologies platform engineering and secure systems administration practices.

Essential Functions:

• Deploy manage and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure supporting mission and business applications.
• Utilize cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Service (AWS) Amazon Machine Images (AMI)
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipeline platforms to enable secure and efficient software delivery.
• Collaborate with software development DevSecOps and cybersecurity teams to integrate infrastructure and platform services.
• Automate system administration tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code approaches where applicable.
• Utilize virtualization technologies such as KVM VMware vSphere/vCenter and microservices/containers (e.g. OpenShift Docker) to enhance system functionality and efficiency.
• Implement and maintain security controls in compliance with DoD security frameworks and RMF requirements integrating RMF principles into ground-up builds and ongoing security administration.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or in lieu of a degree a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Secret Clearance
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level 2 Required Professional Certifications: CCNA- Security Security CE or higher certification

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of Kubernetes containers or OpenShift platform administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and secure software development environments.
• Experience with centralized logging monitoring and endpoint security tools.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in Colorado state is $80500-$149500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.