Space Systems Mission Security Administrator II

True Anomaly, Inc.; Laguna Beach (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class healthcare

Flexible Time Off

Daily catered lunch

401(k) retirement plan

Fitness reimbursement

Dog Fridays

Equity participation

Job summary

True Anomaly is hiring a Mission Security Administrator II to set up, configure, and maintain national security space systems and critical C2 infrastructure. The role focuses on hands-on administration of classified environments, ensuring compliance, and direct customer engagement for mission success.

You will work with Mission Security Engineers and IT teams to maintain ATO posture, support RMF activities, and keep mission systems secure and operational in a structured environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience administering Windows Server and/or Linux server environments.
• Experience with user account management, identity administration, and RBAC.
• Familiarity with configuration management, asset management, and system documentation practices.
• Working knowledge of RMF processes and DoD security compliance requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in operational IT environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work face-to-face with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set up, configure, and maintain classified C2 systems, engineering environments, and supporting infrastructure.
• Administer and maintain Windows and Linux servers in classified environments, ensuring operational availability and security compliance.
• Manage user accounts, identities, role-based access controls (RBAC), and permissions across classified systems.
• Configure and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS or Azure, including IAM, networking, compute, and storage resources.
• Perform routine system administration tasks including software installations, updates, patch management, and system troubleshooting.
• Maintain accurate software and hardware asset inventories, configuration baselines, and system documentation.
• Execute configuration management practices to ensure systems remain in compliance with approved baselines.
• Perform routine backup operations, verify backup integrity, and support disaster recovery testing.
• Support RMF compliance activities including evidence collection, documentation, and remediation tracking.
• Remediate findings from vulnerability assessments, security audits, and compliance scans to maintain ATO posture.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including system configurations, user guides, standard operating procedures, and runbooks.
• Provide technical support and direct customer engagement to resolve system issues and respond to operational needs.
• Coordinate with government customers, ISSOs, ISSEs, and assessment teams during ATO and continuous monitoring activities.
• Participate in on-call rotation for system administration support and mission-critical system availability.

Skills

System administration

Windows/Linux

RBAC

RMF compliance

Troubleshooting

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (no experience required)

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

SCCM

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

ITSM tools

Veeam/Backups

Job description

True Anomaly is hiring a Mission Security Administrator II to set up, configure, and maintain national security space systems and critical C2 infrastructure. The role focuses on hands-on administration of classified environments, ensuring compliance, and direct customer engagement for mission success.

You will work with Mission Security Engineers and IT teams to maintain ATO posture, support RMF activities, and keep mission systems secure and operational in a structured environment.