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System Administrator

Clearance Jobs, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23601

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Secret IT - Support

Today Location: Newport News, VA (On-Site/Office)

Required Qualifications: Scripting/Coding Proficiency: Demonstrable recent experience with at least one of the following: PowerShell, Bash, Python, or comparable scripting languages. Additional programming skills (C#, Java, Groovy, Rust, etc.) are beneficial. Linux Expertise: Strong competency in UNIX/DEBIAN operating systems with specific comfort managing RHEL systems. Network Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of network concepts including basic switching and routing, subnetting, VLANs and VRFs, IP addressing, DHCP, and firewall rule management. Security Certification: Comptia Security+ certification or IAT Level 2 equivalent is required (must be obtained prior to start date if not already held). Change Management Skills: Demonstrated ability to plan changes, test in isolation, implement in production environments, validate changes, execute rollbacks when necessary, and properly document all processes. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with RMF (Risk Management Framework) processes Strong documentation and communication skills Hands-on experience with Ansible or comparable automation tools, including authoring original content Systems imaging lifecycle management (golden image creation, management, remediation, patching, deployment) Comply to Connect experience (Forescout, Cisco ISE, etc.) Virtualization platform expertise (VMware, OpenShift, Proxmox, or equivalent) Containerization experience and competency Active Directory domain management, LDAP, Single Sign-on, Keycloak Experience with network and server hardware lifecycle management (specification, procurement, configuration, deployment, maintenance, decommissioning) Knowledge of centralized logging solutions (ELK Stack, log aggregation and correlation, Syslog management) Experience with security/IDS/SIEM systems ACAS/SCAP scanning and remediation experience Windows systems imaging, configuration management, and associated tooling (MDT, SCCM, PowerShell DSC) PKI management capabilities (generating and managing x509 certificates and CAC-based authentication) As a Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining the security, integrity, and operational effectiveness of our technical infrastructure. This role requires both breadth and depth of knowledge across multiple technical domains, with a focus on secure environments. Group ID: 10107749