Business Title Junior Cybersecurity Systems Administrator

PeopleTec, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleTec, Inc. seeks a Junior Cybersecurity Systems Administrator for on-site program support at Peterson Air Force Base. The role involves configuring and maintaining DoD enterprise systems, administering Windows servers, and applying STIGs and RMF controls to ensure mission-critical operations remain secure and available.

The candidate will collaborate with cybersecurity engineers and government customers. Required 0-2+ years in related fields, DoD experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 0-2+ years in systems administration or cybersecurity in enterprise IT or DoD.
• Hands-on VTC administration in a DoD/classified environment.
• Experience securing Windows Server and enterprise Windows environments.
• Familiarity with AD, GPO, accounts, permissions, and authentication.
• Experience implementing hardening, patches, and updates per STIGs.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, and secure DoD enterprise information systems.
• Perform day-to-day Windows and enterprise OS administration.
• Install, configure, update, and maintain enterprise applications, servers, endpoints, and infrastructure.
• Implement system hardening and STIG compliance.
• Patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Manage IAVA/IA updates and vulnerability scans.
• Support RMF and risk management activities.
• Provide guidance to junior admins.

Skills

Video Teleconference admin

Windows Server admin

Active Directory / Group Policy

Vulnerability management

DISA STIG compliance

System hardening

Incident response

RMF / IAVAs familiarity

DoD cyber requirements

Networking basics (TCP/IP)

Documentation & procedures

Active TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s or equivalent in a technical field

Tools

Active Directory

Group Policy

VTC software

DISA STIG tooling

Job description

Responsibilities

PeopleTec seeks a Junior Cybersecurity Systems Administrator for on-site program support at Peterson Air Force Base.

The Junior Cybersecurity Systems Administrator is responsible for configuring and supporting VTC’s, the administration, security, configuration, maintenance, and sustainment of enterprise information systems supporting Department of Defense (DoD) environments. This position combines VTC support, junior systems administration with cybersecurity responsibilities to ensure enterprise systems remain secure, available, properly configured, and complaint with applicable DoD cybersecurity requirements.

The successful candidate will serve as a dedicated VTC technician and help secure enterprise servers, endpoints, user accounts, network-connected systems, applications, and supporting infrastructure across classified and unclassified environments. Responsibilities include system configuration and maintenance, cybersecurity hardening, patch management, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, identity and access management, system monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response support.

The Cybersecurity Systems Administrator will work closely with cybersecurity engineers, network administrators, system administrators, Information System Security personnel, and government customers on Peterson SFB to maintain secure and reliable enterprise environments. The position requires practical experience supporting DoD information systems and the ability to implement cybersecurity requirements while maintaining system availability and mission effectiveness.

The candidate should be comfortable operating in mission-critical environments where cybersecurity, configuration control, system availability, and timely resolution of technical issues are essential to mission success.

Duties:

• Administer, configure, maintain, and secure enterprise information systems supporting DoD mission environments.
• Perform day-to-day system administration of Windows and other enterprise operating systems and services.
• Install, configure, update, and maintain enterprise applications, servers, endpoints, and supporting infrastructure.
• Implement system-hardening requirements and maintain compliance with applicable DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Perform operating system, application, and security patching in accordance with established cybersecurity and configuration-management processes.
• Review, analyze, track, and remediate system vulnerabilities and cybersecurity findings.
• Implement and validate Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs), Information Assurance Vulnerability Bulletins (IAVBs), and other DoD-directed cybersecurity updates.
• Support vulnerability scanning, analyze scan results, remediate identified findings, and validate corrective actions.
• Maintain system configuration baselines and support formal configuration-management and change-control processes.
• Administer user accounts, permissions, authentication mechanisms, and access controls in accordance with least-privilege and DoD security requirements.
• Support Active Directory, Group Policy, enterprise identity services, and related authentication and authorization technologies.
• Monitor system health, security status, logs, performance, capacity, and availability.
• Investigate and resolve system, application, authentication, network connectivity, and cybersecurity issues.
• Review system and security logs to identify anomalous activity, system failures, unauthorized changes, and potential cybersecurity incidents.
• Support cybersecurity incident identification, investigation, containment, remediation, and recovery activities.
• Support operation and maintenance of classified and unclassified DoD information systems.
• Support secure movement and handling of information between authorized systems and security domains.
• Implement and maintain security controls in support of Risk Management Framework (RMF) and system authorization requirements.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, configuration records, standard operating procedures, technical guides, and cybersecurity artifacts.
• Support system upgrades, technology refreshes, application deployments, and integration of new hardware and software.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, systems, and security personnel to resolve technical and compliance issues.
• Support government customers during cybersecurity inspections, assessments, audits, and authorization activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior system administrators and support personnel as required.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience:

• 0-2+ years of relevant experience in systems administration, cybersecurity, enterprise IT, network administration, or related technical disciplines.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience administering Video Teleconference applications in a DOD, classified environment.
• Experience administering and securing Microsoft Windows Server and Windows enterprise environments.
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, account administration, permissions, authentication, and access-control technologies.
• Experience implementing cybersecurity hardening, system security configurations, operating system patches, and application updates.
• Experience applying and maintaining DISA STIG requirements or comparable system-hardening standards.li>
• Experience identifying, tracking, remediating, and validating system vulnerabilities.
• Experience supporting enterprise vulnerability-management and patch-management processes.
• Working knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements and information assurance practices.
• Experience with system configuration management, configuration baselines, and formal change-control processes.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, enterprise networking, DNS, DHCP, network services, and common enterprise protocols.
• Experience reviewing system logs and technical data to identify and troubleshoot system and cybersecurity issues.
• Experience troubleshooting enterprise operating systems, applications, authentication, network connectivity, and security-related problems.
• Experience developing and maintaining system documentation, procedures, configuration records, and cybersecurity artifacts.
• Ability to work effectively with cybersecurity engineers, network administrators, system administrators, security personnel, and government customers.
• Experience supporting DoD, federal government, or other mission-critical enterprise information systems.
• Travel: Up to 25%
• An active DoD TS/SCI clearance is required to perform this work. Candidates are required to have an active TS/SCI upon hire, and the ability to maintain this level of clearance during their employment.

Education and Clearance Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; relevant technical experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• DoD 8140/8570 compliant certification appropriate for assigned system administration and cybersecurity responsibilities.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• DOD IAT/IAM Level II certification.
• Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Red Hat, or other relevant enterprise system administration certification.
• Cloud administration or cloud security certification.
• Additional certifications applicable to DoD systems administration, cybersecurity, or information assurance responsibilities.

Benefits offered can be found here: Benefits PeopleTec. In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $70,000.00 to $85,000.00; however, PeopleTec considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and critical skills.

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This position description does not represent a current vacancy. However, it is intended to identify and engage candidates whose skills and experience align with roles that frequently become available at PeopleTec. Individuals who express interest may be considered for future opportunities as they arise.

Overview

People First. Technology Always.

PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.

Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.

Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.

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