Network Security Admin I — Onsite Defender

Dayzim; Hawthorne (NV); On-site; USD 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Maternity leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann is seeking an experienced Administrator, Network Security I to safeguard HWAD information systems and networks at the Hawthorne, NV site. You will perform vulnerability management, security monitoring, and incident support under supervision, ensuring compliance with DoD procedures and government direction.

Role involves hands-on configuration work, liaison with ISSM and Army staff, and ongoing documentation and change-control processes.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in IT, CS, IS, Eng, or cybersecurity.
• 5+ years hands-on network or communications infrastructure experience.
• Familiarity with Army IAVM/IAVA, FISMA, ATO, STIG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on vulnerability and security compliance activities for assigned systems and networks, including IAVM/IAVA acknowledgment and tracking, approved patching and corrective actions, antivirus/endpoint-protection compliance, and remediation verification within Government-directed deadlines.
• Monitor and review security alerts, system logs, audit records, authentication settings, and endpoint-security status; investigate anomalies, document findings, escalate incidents, and assist with containment and restoration actions.
• Assist with IA assessments, risk and security-control evaluations, ATO and FISMA compliance evidence, annual security readiness reviews, control testing, contingency-plan evaluations, and monthly security reporting inputs (CDRL K003).
• Perform authorized security administration and troubleshooting for local systems, accounts, access controls, configurations, and host-based security tools; assist with firewall and connectivity issue analysis; provide approved hands-on support to Army enterprise security-stack admins without altering Government configurations.
• Maintain security records, vulnerability trackers, configuration baselines, audit evidence, change records, incident documentation, and procedures; evaluate security impacts of changes and follow HWAD processes.
• Coordinate with IT staff, ISSM, IAM, Army entities, vendors; assist with outages/restoration, provide status updates, and support training and inspections.

Skills

IA fundamentals

Network security

Windows AD security

Vulnerability management

Audit logging

Endpoint protection

Education

Associates Degree in IT or related field

Tools

HBSS

DoD security tools

Job description

Day & Zimmermann is seeking an experienced Administrator, Network Security I to safeguard HWAD information systems and networks at the Hawthorne, NV site. You will perform vulnerability management, security monitoring, and incident support under supervision, ensuring compliance with DoD procedures and government direction.

Role involves hands-on configuration work, liaison with ISSM and Army staff, and ongoing documentation and change-control processes.