high-impact System Administrator, Sr. (Lab Operations)

Mission Multiplier is seeking a high-impact System Administrator, Sr. (Lab Operations) to support the execution of a complex contract supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD). This role 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., * 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
• Ensures systems meet necessary DOD and Navy security baselines by applying operating system patches, implementing DISA STIGs, and maintaining required CSWF certifications.

• 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., * 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.

Mission Multiplier offers a wide range of benefits, including:

• Group Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Secondary/GAP Insurance
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• 401k (w/ employer match) after six (6) months of continuous service

Mission Multiplier is a certified small business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. We multiply the impact that clients can make against their mission objectives by providing cybersecurity subject matter expertise and thought leadership. Our goal is to multiply the successes that our clients achieve against their respective missions, while simultaneously enabling the missions of our employees - with the end result of securing and enriching the communities we serve - through the delivery of innovative cybersecurity solutions.