Cyber Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is hiring a Junior Cyber Infrastructure Systems Engineer to manage and enhance server infrastructure at their Colorado Springs location. This role involves crucial responsibilities such as system administration, troubleshooting, and contributing to disaster recovery efforts. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and necessary security clearances, along with a commitment to excellence in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 2 years relevant experience or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
• Secret clearance required, DOD 8140 IAT Level 1 certification (e.g., Security+).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Monitor performance and implement new services to maximize server uptime.
• Contribute to the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and maintain system documentation.

Skills

Red Hat Linux Administration

Windows Administration

System Troubleshooting

VMWare Configuration

Enterprise Identity Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

6 years in lieu of a degree

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Junior Cyber Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Job Code: 25231

Job Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Responsible for the internal or customer administration, maintenance and management of capacity resources for computers at the operating system and infrastructure level. Builds, configures, troubleshoots and integrates new and existing servers to provide service enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades. Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space. Recommends software and hardware enhancements, diagnoses and corrects issues, defines and implements new services with the goal of achieving maximum server uptime and availability for the customers. Responsible for monitoring performance, system usage. Contributes towards the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), backup systems and disk configurations. Conducts system analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies.

Essential Functions:

• Experience with Red Hat Linux Administration or Engineering, 1-2 years of experience with Windows Administration, Troubleshooting, and/or Engineering
• Experience with IBM MVS Operating System
• System troubleshooting experience for Windows based software
• Configure, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot VMWare and/or other virtualization technologies
• Experience in VM life-cycle management (snapshots)
• System configuration experience with Enterprise Identity Management tools (LDAP, IPA, Active Directory, etc.)
• Lead efforts to field changes to production systems to a schedule
• Address and detect issues that impact projects and implement/develop courses of action (COAs) to mitigate or alleviate the impact to projects
• Experience implementing patches, scanning, remediating findings, auditing
• Support critical operations during standard and occasional non-standard working hours
• This position is performed 100% onsite and cannot be performed remotely

Qualifications:

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Graduate Degree and a minimum of 0-2 years of prior related experience.
  • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
• Secret clearance is required.
• DOD 8140 IAT Level 1 certification required (e.g. Security+).

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Top Secret security clearance is preferred
• DoD 8140 IAT Level 2 certification (e.g. CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, or GCIH).
• Experience with construction and configuration of data Cloud environments such as AWS or GovCloud using government software
• Working knowledge of RMF and cybersecurity requirements
• Previous experience supporting DoD/government customers
• Hardware/software requirement verification/system validation experience
• Demonstrated ability to work and grow in a dynamic, fast paced, team-oriented environment
• Experience with CM tools
• Establish and maintain up-to-date cybersecurity configurations based on DISA STIGs and IAVM Notices
• Ability to travel up to 10%

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $69,000 - $128,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close August 31, 2025.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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