NISSC 3 Systems Support Specialist Lead

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Vandenberg Village (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a lead Systems Support specialist for the NISSC 3 program at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This on-site role provides mission-critical system administration, user support, and security-compliant operations under TS/SCI constraints.

You will lead planning, coordinate tasks, mentor junior staff, and ensure high availability of mission systems while maintaining documentation and logs for audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience in systems or network administration, systems support, or similar technical roles in secure, mission-critical environments.
• Strong leadership capabilities directing project/task execution across maintenance, integration, and data management.
• Experience allocating resources, monitoring progress, and ensuring quality deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve operational issues and provide precise, timely status updates to management and stakeholders.
• Experience managing schedules and aligning tasks with program objectives to support integrated operations.
• Strong documentation skills for logs, incident reports, and technical records.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite and oncall system administration and operational support for mission systems at Vandenberg SFB.
• Perform troubleshooting of hardware, software, network, and system performance issues and implement corrective actions.
• Conduct preventive/corrective maintenance, including software updates, patches, configuration changes, and performance tuning.
• Provide firstline user support and training for system access, operations, and basic troubleshooting.
• Collect and update operational logs, incident and deficiency reports, and checklists in accordance with program and security requirements.
• Perform incident response and recovery activities, including triage, escalation, resolution, and documentation.
• Execute backup and restore operations to maintain data integrity and availability.
• Support system administration and database support tasks to sustain mission operations.
• Oversee procedural compliance; ensure records and reports meet required operational, security, and audit standards.
• Act as a technical resource for performance optimization, data integrity, role continuity, and support to management status reporting.
• For Lead roles, coordinate work assignment, task tracking, and mentoring of junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Resource management

Documentation

Incident response

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/related field

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking our next Systems Support specialist Lead!!! AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking Systems Administrator, Senior personnel to support the NISSC 3 program at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. These positions provide onsite and oncall technical and operational support for multiple mission systems, ensuring system availability, user support, and compliance with operational standards in a TS/SCI environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite and oncall system administration and operational support for mission systems at Vandenberg SFB.
• Perform troubleshooting of hardware, software, network, and system performance issues and implement corrective actions.
• Conduct preventive/corrective maintenance, including software updates, patches, configuration changes, and performance tuning.
• Provide firstline user support and training for system access, operations, and basic troubleshooting.
• Collect and update operational logs, incident and deficiency reports, and checklists in accordance with program and security requirements.
• Perform incident response and recovery activities, including triage, escalation, resolution, and documentation.
• Execute backup and restore operations to maintain data integrity and availability.
• Support system administration and database support tasks to sustain mission operations.
• Oversee procedural compliance; ensure records and reports meet required operational, security, and audit standards.
• Act as a technical resource for performance optimization, data integrity, role continuity, and support to management status reporting.
• For Lead roles, coordinate work assignment, task tracking, and mentoring of junior staff.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of relevant experience in systems or network administration, systems support, or similar technical roles in secure, mission critical (DoD or similar) environments.
• Strong leadership capabilities in directing project/task execution across domains such as maintenance, integration, and data management.
• Experience allocating resources, monitoring progress, and ensuring quality deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve operational issues and provide precise, timely status updates to management and stakeholders.
• Experience managing schedules and aligning tasks with program objectives to support integrated operations across functional domains.
• Strong documentation skills for logs, incident reports, and technical records.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, OR Equivalent DoD/Military training in systems administration, network operations, or a related technical discipline.

Minimum

Active TS/SCI clearance required to start. Holds a DoD 8140 qualifying certification; one or more of the following (or equivalent) is required/preferred: Cloud+, GSEC, Security+, SSCP

Notice of Anticipated Employment Opportunities

These positions are being posted in anticipation of future employment opportunities, which may become available beginning around June 2026. Actual hiring and start dates will depend on contract award, organizational needs and other factors. Candidates may be considered for these or similar positions as opportunities arise.

Pay Transparency Statement

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $116,200.00/Yr. - USD $194,000.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

EEO Statement

EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status