Naval IT Systems Administrator – RMF, VMware, DoD Ops

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Maryland; On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a federal government contractor, is seeking a Systems Administrator to support NAVAIR in Maryland. You will deploy and maintain hardware and software, manage virtualization, security and backups, and collaborate on DoD-focused projects.

Responsibilities include RMF/STIG compliance, Active Directory and networking support, incident response, and documentation, with Agile planning and customer support to ensure a robust IT environment.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret (interim to start).
• RMF compliance experience including STIG execution.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• CompTIA Sec+ certification.
• Windows or Linux OS certification.
• Experience with VMware, virtual networking, backups, containers, AD (desired).

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering solutions for government software hosting and customer-specific problem sets.
• Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware infrastructure, including VMs and containers.
• Perform routine maintenance and configuration changes to physical and virtual hosts.
• Install, configure and troubleshoot hardware and software on servers, workstations, and IT equipment.
• Maintain system backups and disaster recovery plans.
• Manage user accounts and permissions.
• Deploy and maintain software applications.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Maintain documentation including knowledge base and incident response actions.
• Provide technical support to customers and offer best-practices guidance.
• Secure information systems to DoD guidance.
• Maintain configuration and security posture through continuous monitoring and security events/reporting.
• Participate in project planning using Agile methodology.
• Provide networking support to on-premises infrastructure.
• Understand and be familiar with Linux and virtual networking.

Skills

System administration

Networking

Security best practices

Agile collaboration

Education

Windows or Linux OS certification

Tools

VMware

Virtual networking

Backups

Containers

Active Directory

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a federal government contractor, is seeking a Systems Administrator to support NAVAIR in Maryland. You will deploy and maintain hardware and software, manage virtualization, security and backups, and collaborate on DoD-focused projects.

Responsibilities include RMF/STIG compliance, Active Directory and networking support, incident response, and documentation, with Agile planning and customer support to ensure a robust IT environment.