Junior Cybersecurity Systems Administrator

Cybersecurity Jobs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs in Colorado Springs seeks an on-site program support role at Peterson Air Force Base overseeing enterprise system administration, security hardening, and cybersecurity compliance across classified and unclassified DoD environments.

You will support mission operations through configuration, patching, monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and incident response with cross-functional cybersecurity, network, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• 0-2+ years of relevant experience in systems administration or cybersecurity.
• Experience administering Windows Server and enterprise environments.
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, authentication and access-control technologies.
• Knowledge of DISA STIGs and system-hardening practices.
• Understanding DoD cybersecurity requirements and RMF.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, and secure enterprise DoD information systems.
• Perform day-to-day system administration of Windows and other OSes.
• Install, configure, update, and maintain enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Implement system-hardening and RMF compliance.
• Patch systems and remediate vulnerabilities per CM processes.
• Support vulnerability scanning, analysis, and corrective actions.
• Assist with incident identification, containment, and recovery.
• Maintain configuration baselines and change-control documentation.
• Assist government customers during inspections, audits, and authorizations.

Skills

Video Teleconference applications

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

RMF

DISA STIGs

IAVAs

IAVBs

DoD security requirements

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

DoD 8140/8570 compliant certification

DOD IAT/IAM Level II certification

Professional certifications: Microsoft/VMware/Cisco/Red Hat

Tools

Video Teleconference software

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

VMware

Cisco

Red Hat

Cloud administration

Job description

On-site program support at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs with a role focused on enterprise system administration, security hardening, and cybersecurity compliance across classified and unclassified DoD environments. This position supports mission operations through configuration, patching, monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and incident response assistance, while working with cross-functional cybersecurity, network, and systems teams.

Salary: $70,000 to $85,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• 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 STIGs.
• Perform operating system, application, and security patching according to established cybersecurity and configuration-management processes.
• Review, analyze, track, and remediate system vulnerabilities and cybersecurity findings.
• Implement and validate IAVAs, IAVBs, and other DoD-directed cybersecurity updates.
• Support vulnerability scanning, analyze 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 line 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, including secure movement and handling of information between authorized systems and security domains.
• Implement and maintain security controls supporting 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.

Requirements

• 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, OS patching, and application updates.
• Experience applying and maintaining DISA STIG requirements or comparable system-hardening standards.
• 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 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%.
• Ability to maintain a TS/SCI security clearance required for assigned programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline (relevant technical experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• DoD 8140/8570 compliant certification appropriate for assigned system administration and cybersecurity responsibilities.
• 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.

Technologies

• Video Teleconference applications
• Microsoft Windows Server, Windows
• Active Directory
• Group Policy
• TCP/IP
• DNS, DHCP
• Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs)
• Information Assurance Vulnerability Bulletins (IAVBs)