CPCE (CPOF) Systems Administrator - Active Secret Clearance

Akima; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima Company, supports USARCENT Mission Command Systems (MCSS) and Battle Command services for 24/7 operations across the CENTCOM AOR. The Senior Systems Administrator will engineer, install, operate, and maintain MCSS components, ensuring interoperability and security in a demanding DoD environment.

The role requires active security clearance, DoD 8570 IAT certifications, VMware expertise, and a proactive, customer-focused approach to sustain

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• High School diploma with 3+ years MCS/ABCS experience.
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT II certification at hire (IAT II/III acceptable).
• CE certification or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Experience with VMware: building/maintaining VMs.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, install, operate and maintain USARCENT Mission Command Systems and services.
• Support interoperability with GCCS-A/J, PASS, DDS, CPOF/CPCE and related systems.
• Ensure security, efficiency, and integrity of MCSS and virtual/enterprise servers.
• Perform ACAS and Nessus scans monthly and IAVA updates quarterly.

Skills

VMware

Problem solving

Communication

Security clearance

Education

High School diploma

DoD 8570.01-M IAT II certification

CE certification (Microsoft / Cisco / VMware)

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

Job description

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima Company,delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) and Research & Development Support throughout the Department of Defense.Providing the talent, tools, and technologies to ensure exceptional performance in today’s most demanding and strategically critical global environments. This is ASE. Our personnel enjoy competitive benefits packages and challenging roles in work environments committed to innovation, diversity and opportunity for career growth. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our 15,000 plusIñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.

United States Army Central (USARCENT) conducts shaping operations in the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) to deter adversaries in order to reassure and enable regional partners, while sustaining ongoing U.S. operations in established Combined Joint Operating Areas. Concurrently, USARCENT transitions forces and capabilities in the AOR for roles anticipated in the next decade of the 21st Century. USARCENT G6 facilitates Command and Control (C2) and ensures network defense. USARCENT provides, manages and protects information services, executes Title X responsibilities for communications systems, and - on order - supports the USARCENT command posts to facilitate operational Command and Control functions to component or C/JTF headquarters and supported units through the Southwest Asia (SWA) AOR.

Our Senior Systems Administrator (MCSS/CPOF) is part of a team which will lead, plan, develop, implement, and maintain the USARCENT’s Mission Command Systems (MCS) and Battle Command Common Services for USARCENT G6. The selected individual will help to facilitate network and Data Dissemination Servers (DDS ) connections with other directorates and their Battle Command Systems delivering situational awareness for the Command, ensuring that tactical communication stacks - both enterprise and battle command systems - are accessible 24/7 world-wide.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, install, operate and maintain (EIO&M) components of the USARCENT Mission Command Systems and Services, including associated applications and hardware. The Contractor shall have a technical functional working knowledge of current Mission Command Systems and Services fielded to USARCENT, and their associated applications.
• Assist the Government with the current and future USARCENT fielded mission Command systems and services capabilities such as, but not limited to, the Digital Dissemination Service (DDS), Command Post of the Future (CPOF), Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE), and Global Command and Control System–Army (GCCS-A), with the common goal of improving interoperability across all platforms.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Mission Command Systems and Services (MCSS) fielded to USARCENT, including Publish and Subscribe Service (PASS), DDS, Windows Operating Systems/Servers, fielded MCSS servers, and supported systems IAVAs.
• Provide technical support for interoperability of the Army MCSS, including links to Global Command and Control Systems-Army/Joint (GCCS-A/J), and for the integration of Common Operational Picture (COP) across Warfighting functional applications and systemsmanagement using CPOF/CPCE, Integrated Intelligence and Imagery (I3), Integrated C4I Systems Framework (ICSF), AGILE Client, and other associated systems connected through the DDS.
• Integrate systems and their applications with other Mission Command Systems (MCS) and joint platform systems.
• Assist in managing the functionality, security, efficiency, and integrity of Army MCSS, as well as the associated virtual machines (VM) and enterprise servers.
• Conduct monthly Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and Nessus scans.
• Conduct quarterly information assurance vulnerability alert (IAVA) updates in accordance with Department of Defense Information Systems Standards, DISA, and DoD 8570 in accordance with the Program Manager, Tactical Mission Command (PM TMC), or managing program office, guidelines.
• Integrate systems and their applications with other Mission Command Systems (MCS) and joint platform systems.
• Establish Tactical Enterprise services for deployment through the Global Command and Control System-Army (GCCS-A), ensuring operability and update information is uploaded unto the system.
• Provide support to Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A), Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS), and Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS).
• Provide "Back-up" duties and responsibilities in support of the Global Command and Control Systems- Army/Joint (GCCSA/J) administration position.

Qualifications

• Must have and be able to maintain an active Secret security clearance.
• High School diploma (or equivalent) with at least three (3) years of experience with the Mission Command Systems (MCS) and/or Army Battle Command Services (ABCS).
• Must possess, at minimum, an active DoD 8570.01-M IAT II compliant certification at the time of hire (e.g. CCNA-Security, Security+ CE, SSCP, CySA+, etc.); IAT III compliant certifications also permissisble.
• Must have a customer-accepted Computing Environment (CE) certification, or be able to obtain one within 6-months of hire (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, VMWare, etc., or from a similar vendor).
• Demonstrated experience with VMWare, to include building and maintaining new virtual machines.

Desired Qualifications

• High level of problem-solving skills and the ability to recommend and implement alternative set-up and/or operations for complex systems.
• Detail-oriented and possesses the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Excellent customer service skills and professional presence.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to read, speak and effectively communicate in the English language.
• Solid work ethic.

Job ID

2026-25450

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima company, is not just another federal systems support contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At ASE, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, ASE provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, ASE delivers solutions in maritime IT, systems engineering, and integration across the Department of Defense and stands ready to help improve operational performance at a reasonable and sustainable cost.

As an ASE employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.