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Systems Administrator - JITC, Ft. Meade, MD

​General: Hawk Associates is seeking a mission-driven professional to support the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) on Ft. Huachuca, AZ. The candidate will join our team of Test & Evaluation (T&E) experts providing T&E services for user and mission support while achieving a positive customer experience.
Hawk Associates, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), provides Information Technology/Cybersecurity and C5ISR support to the DoD Joint Warfighter, non-DoD Agencies, Government organizations, Coalition Partners, and Commercial Industry. Join us – dedicated professionals getting the job done right…the first time.
   

Responsibilities: 
  • Ensure correct technical requirements are met for supporting the government customer
  • Assist the Task Lead in developing weekly and monthly activity reports addressing completed and planned activities for the team
  • Perform Systems Administration tasks to safeguard the security and configuration of systems and information assets by protecting against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction
  • Manage information systems configurations and security, including disaster recovery and database protection
  • Perform technical support for development, operation, management, and enforcement of security capabilities for systems and networks
  • Analyze IT systems and applications configurations, then recommend and develop effective security measures
  • Identify, report, and resolve security violations
  • Evaluate IT infrastructure in terms of risk to the organization and establish controls to mitigate loss
  • Determine and recommend improvements in current risk management controls and implementation of system changes or upgrades
  • Work with end users to determine configuration needs, implement policies or procedures, and track compliance 
  • Work with JITC IAM to ensure JITC operational and test infrastructures meet DISA and DoD connection policies
  • Provide DETF Systems Administration IAW DoD, NIST, DISA, and JITC directives, guidance documents, and instructions
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Qualifications / Experience: 
  • Current Secret or higher clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field and 5+ years of hands-on Systems Administration experience with DoD IT/Communications Systems. Equivalent experience/education will be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
  • Knowledge and experience implementing the DoD defense in depth architecture; capabilities associated with the DoD architecture; and IA/CND Policies and Procedures. 
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification
  • Hands on IT server systems administration experience in working with at least two of the following: Microsoft Server 2008 or 2012; Red Hat; VMware; Linux; Unix or Oracle
  • Experience using the DoD VMS tool and applying systems and server STIGs based on Category Priority
  • Ability to articulate and implement DISA, DoD, and JITC connection and security procedures and requirements 
  • Design and implement a testbed/laboratory infrastructure methodology that can be used to assess Federal, DoD IT systems, software, and applications
  • Familiarity with the DoD STIG process and applying critical patches as they apply to the IT network equipment and configurations
  • Willing and available to travel up to 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience maintaining DETF laboratory systems and network documentation
  • Prior experience developing a systems configuration and Information Assurance (IA) posture before and during the test event In Accordance With (IAW) DoDI 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT) policy
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Place of Performance: Ft. Meade, MD
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