Senior Lab Systems Administrator — SWIL/HWIL Ops (Security+)

Cortina Solutions; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA & Dependent Care

HSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Term Life Insurance

401(k) Match

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Federal Holidays

Donation Match

Professional Development

Job summary

Cortina Solutions seeks a Senior System Administrator (Lab Operations) to support NSWC PCD Panama City, owning lab infrastructures, SWIL/HWIL environments, and security baselines. You will manage servers, virtualization, networks, and storage, mentoring junior staff while ensuring DoD compliance.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, a BS in a relevant field, and active DoD Secret clearance, with hands-on expertise in virtualization and SAN/NAS architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant civilian or military system administration experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other relevant field of study.
• Advanced Operating System / Computing Environment (CE) certification (e.g., Windows Server, RedHat/Linux, or Cisco CCNP/CCNA).
• Expert-level experience architecting, configuring, and troubleshooting physical/virtual servers, enterprise network devices, and shared storage architectures (SAN/NAS).
• Proven track record leading configuration management, disaster recovery, and hardware lifecycle planning across complex classified and unclassified lab environments.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Active DOD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain servers, operating systems, network switches, and storage arrays.
• Manage user access and virtualization environments.
• Oversee configuration control for complex lab baselines.
• Ensure systems meet DoD/Navy security baselines by applying patches and DISA STIGs.
• Maintain CSWF certifications.
• Mentor junior technical staff.

Skills

System administration experience

Security+ certification

Lab operations

Network administration

Windows/Linux

DOD Secret clearance

Server & virtualization

Network devices

Storage (SAN/NAS)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Advanced OS/CE certification (Windows/Linux/Cisco)

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Job description

Cortina Solutions seeks a Senior System Administrator (Lab Operations) to support NSWC PCD Panama City, owning lab infrastructures, SWIL/HWIL environments, and security baselines. You will manage servers, virtualization, networks, and storage, mentoring junior staff while ensuring DoD compliance.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, a BS in a relevant field, and active DoD Secret clearance, with hands-on expertise in virtualization and SAN/NAS architectures.