System Administrator (MUST HAVE Top Secret/SCI)

$160,000 - $170,000/Yr

TRI-COR Industries - Arlington, VA

Full-time

Arlington, VA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

Xenith Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator to join our team in support of a government contract for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) focused on the Joint Fires Network (JFN). We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Administrator to join our team and provide essential development and support to strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for asset installation/configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware, software, and related infrastructure.
• Configure and manage operating systems (Windows and Linux), applications (commercial and government), networks (IPs, subnets, etc.), and network equipment (switches).
• Configure and manage DOD and IC standard distributed authentication services.
• Build up systems from 'bare metal' in alignment with accredited baselines.
• Ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems and related procedures adhere to government policies.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations.
• Perform regular file archival and purge, as necessary.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades and resource optimization, as required.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures for multiple sites.
• Establish, document, and monitor the government's cyber security program implementation plan.
• Maintain facility video distribution system and displays.
• All other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' system administration experience (server and desktop security implementation and management and software development IT infrastructure setup and management).
• Knowledge of U.S. Government computers, networks, and security.
• Past experience administering server-side technology and networked computing systems.
• Ability to prioritize a wide range of workloads with critical deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with DNS / DHCP / Kickstart / LDAP / Kubernetes / Red Hat 7&8 / Windows 10 / ACAS / Rancher / Grafana / Cloud Security Gateway.
• Cybersecurity Management Certification (CISSP, CISM), Cybersecurity IAT-2 level Technical Certification (Security+, GSEC, etc.).
• Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation experience.
• Advantageous to have knowledge of DOD and IC network infrastructures.
• Knowledge of Joint IO Range, Defense Research and Engineering Network, and other similar environments beneficial.