Senior Sys Admin (SWIL/HWIL Operations)

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

About Us

Be a part of a winning team that provides technical solutions with integrity. Cortina is a government contractor providing technical professional services. But we are so much more than that! For approximately every three employees brought on to support the government, we hire an individual from an under-resourced, developing community and train them to enter the professional job market.

Job Description

Cortina Solutions is seeking a high-impact Senior System Administrator (Lab Operations) to support the execution of a complex contract supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD). You must be ready to own your technical domain, managing classified/unclassified labs and ensuring Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) environment readiness to shape the future of naval warfare technology. The ideal candidate will be expected to engineer with Excellence, serve with Integrity, and approach every problem with a drive to Get Things Done.

The Senior System Administrator provides advanced infrastructure engineering, network design, and systems leadership for Department of the Navy modeling and simulation (M&S), training, and other information systems ensuring maximum uptime, scalability, and operational readiness. This role architects and oversees Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) environments, driving configuration control and mentoring junior technical staff.

Responsibilities include installing, configuring, and maintaining servers, operating systems, network switches, and storage arrays; managing user access and virtualization environments; and overseeing configuration control for complex lab baselines. While system uptime and readiness are the primary focus, the role also ensures systems meet necessary DOD and Navy security baselines by applying operating system patches, implementing DISA STIGs, and maintaining required CSWF certifications.

Job Requirements

• 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.

Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree in a relevant field of study.


• Direct experience architecting or leading SWIL/HWIL environments, tactical systems, or Navy/DoD simulation and experimentation labs.


• Deep expertise in deploying and managing enterprise virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere/ESXi clustered environments).


• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automated deployment tools, or advanced scripting (PowerShell/Bash) to streamline lab operations.


• Experience with executing system patching/STIG compliance verification.


• Experience working within a DOD DevSecOps or Agile-based development environment.

Benefits

• BCBS Medical and Dental Insurance


• VSP Vision


• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Reimbursement


• Health Savings Account (HSA)


• Company-paid Life Insurance


• Company-paid Short and Long Term Disability Insurance


• Voluntary Term Life Insurance


• Matching 401(k) Plan


• Flexible PTO


• Maternity and Paternity Leave


• Federal Holidays


• Company Match on Employee Non-Profit Donation


• Professional Development

Background Check Requirement

As our team members work on government sites, all potential candidates are subject to a background screening that fully complies with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Position contingent on contract award.