Linux Systems Administrator

Our collaborative cyber test and training teams define one-of-kind tailored solutions to the cyber warfighter and deliver results to increase the cyber resiliency of our nation's weapon systems.

As a Linux Systems Administrator you will be responsible for day-to-day configuration, maintenance, and upkeep of hardware and software systems. The Systems specialty will focus on system configuration, health, and sanitization. You will provide break/fix support and put your top level troubleshoooting skills to work for our ranges.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordination with the various Event Staff members to schedule operations that do not intrude on other concurrent activities while meeting customer needs
• Follow security procedures to maintain backups, logs, and checklists that verify system operation and confirm compliance with classification requirements
• Regularly communicate range status, risks and recovery plans to management
• Coordinate with security to confirm the status of event-related equipment, classified material, and other media. Verifying post-event sanitization and archival, and supporting the services necessary to destroy and document the destruction of classified material.

• US Citizen
• TS with SCI Clearance eligibility
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education and 5+ years of related engineering experience
• Willingness to travel to customer sites; approximately 10% travel, * Experienced with test ranges/data centers and certificate management for both servers and clients
• Understanding and appropriate experience with hardware systems' configuration and installation
• Understanding of Datacenter administration in Test & Evaluation environment
• Strong familiarity with Linux systems from a system administrator viewpoint, including related systems such as NetApp SANs, VMware, Deploying VHDs, Virtual computing

Preferred Certifications (not required):

• DoDD 8570 IAT Level II certification or greater

Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package, including Medical, Dental, Vision Care, plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan. 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested. Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance, school enrollment, certification programs, and associated travel expenses. Eleven Federal Holidays, plus three weeks of PTO/vacation/sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month. Employee Assistance Program: Counseling/legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nation's most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure, we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers' business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.