System Administrator with Security Clearance

Job Description: System Administrator with an understanding in working in Agile Project management and/or Development Operations environments and to support a Department of Defense research lab. Roles and Responsibilities: The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Design and implement computer and information networks (physical and virtual), such as local area networks (LAN/VLAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning. Configure and maintain Cisco VPN enabled network Research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software. Serve as an administrator in an enclave leveraging various Linux/Unix based operating systems. Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux/Unix servers to ensure optimal system performance, security, and reliability. Develop and implement scripts for automating system administration tasks, including backups, monitoring, and updates. Able to work independently with limited direction and be self-motivated. Able to work with other contractor teammates and customers daily. Able to work closely with customers to ensure deliverables meet their expectations and arrive in a timely manner. Support software developers in building and integrating software solutions to requirements-based development efforts by maintaining development environment and network. Creating and documenting test cases to ensure functional and security requirements are met by developer software in order to support functional and security audits. Attend and actively participate in team meetings. Apply software patches to network assets in response to vulnerability findings. THIS POSITION REQUIRES AN ACTIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE or HIGHER. Required Skills & Experience: Possess an active security clearance (Minimum Secret) Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field. Citrix hypervisor experience (or other vmware experience), Networked Attached Storage (NAS) knowledge/experience Familiar with various Firewall configurations (iptables or similar) and experience with implementing. Experience in operating system administration, especially Linux (Debian, Ubuntu etc.). Proficiency with scripting languages, ideally Linux scripting and/or Python. Proficient with ACAS and SCAP