Scientific Research Corporation is hiring: IT Specialist in San Diego

IT Specialist Location US-CA-San Diego ID 2025-10384 Category Systems Administrator Position Type Regular Full-Time Application Open Date 8/15/2025 Salary Statement Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $111,100.00/Yr. - USD $185,100.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Description Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) is an advanced information technology engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients. SRC is searching for a well-rounded Systems Administrator with experience configuring, operations and maintenance (O&M), and implementing Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) network topologies on Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Secret Wide Area Network (SWAN) networking devices and IT infrastructure to support sustainment and modernization of Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific's (NIWC PAC) Information Operations Division, Code 756 systems. These systems consist of an on-premises VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V Hypervisors Sustainment of NIWC PAC systems will be conducted at the government's facilities in San Diego, CA. Building and hardening a Red Hat 9 image Documenting 4LEAF CLOVERS software build output Scheduling in-lab testing Loading software onto the in-lab system Execute integration of our capability into a Program of Record system Hardening the base Red Hat 9 virtual machine according to DISA STI Building 4LEAF CLOVERS software within the virtual machine Documenting software builds deficiencies Identifying specific software components inducing failure to build Searching for solutions to build deficiencies and document #LI-AM1 Requirements 5+ years of experience with the following: Building a base Red Hat 9 virtual machines Hardening the base Red Hat 9 virtual machine according to DISA STIG Building software within the virtual machine Documenting software builds deficiencies Experience capturing the following: Console output Interpreting console output or learning to interpret console output Identifying specific software components inducing failure to build Search for solutions to build deficiencies and document Capture results Ideal candidates will have familiarity with: Linux VirtualBox VMWare Ansible In-lab testing Desired Skills Familiarity with Linux, Virtualbox, VMWare, and Ansible Clearance Information SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL Travel Requirements No travel required About Us Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients. SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. EEO Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law. Scientific Research Corporation endeavors to make www.scires.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact jobs@scires.com for assistance. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. #J-18808-Ljbffr