Junior NOC Network Admin - Secure IT Operations

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior NOC Network Administrator to support day-to-day operations in a federal IT environment. You will monitor servers and core services, perform basic troubleshooting, and document changes and incidents under guidance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 0–3 years in similar roles, and active SECRET clearance with DoD 8180 IAT-II certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years of junior sysadmin or NOC experience.
• Foundational understanding of system administration concepts: users, file permissions, basic networking.
• Experience with monitoring tools, ticketing systems, backups, and virtualization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship with SECRET clearance active within last 24 months and DoD 8180 IAT-II certification.

Responsibilities

• Monitor servers, OS, and core services; review alerts; manage tickets; prioritize actions by business impact.
• Run standard operating procedures for patching, config changes, restarts, backups, and user/group management.
• Assist with troubleshooting common system issues; escalate when beyond runbook guidance.
• Document system configurations, changes, and incidents for auditability and repeatable operations.
• Participate in incident response, backup/recovery activities, and security monitoring.
• Collaborate with network and security teams to gather diagnostics and validate restoration of services.
• Support adherence to incident, change, and configuration management processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

SECRET clearance (active within last 24 months)

Security+ or DoD 8180 IAT-II certification

CompTIA Network+ certification

CompTIA Security+ certification

Tools

Monitoring tools

Ticketing systems

Backup solutions

Virtualization basics

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior NOC Network Administrator to support day-to-day operations in a federal IT environment. You will monitor servers and core services, perform basic troubleshooting, and document changes and incidents under guidance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 0–3 years in similar roles, and active SECRET clearance with DoD 8180 IAT-II certification.