IT Specialist

The IT Specialist will provide information technology support for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). The position will help manage, secure, and sustain hybrid cloud and on-premises computing environments that enable scientific, engineering, administrative, and programmatic work. The IT Specialist will support cybersecurity compliance, infrastructure accreditation and certification, and reliable access to computing, networking, and communications platforms required for contract performance.

• Provide day-to-day IT technical support for NRL computing, networking, communications, and information-system requirements supporting contract activities.
• Manage and sustain large-scale hybrid cloud environments and on-premises data centers supporting scientific, engineering, programmatic, and administrative workloads.
• Ensure contractor personnel have reliable access to authorized computing, networking, and communication platforms needed to execute mission requirements.
• Configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot servers, networks, cloud resources, endpoints, and associated services in accordance with NRL and Department of Defense requirements.
• Apply Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and support cybersecurity activities conducted under the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Support NRL requirements to maintain organizational accreditations, certifications, and compliance for IT infrastructure, networks, and related systems.
• Coordinate with NRL technical, security, and program personnel to identify IT requirements, resolve infrastructure issues, and support secure mission operations.
• Perform system administration, security hardening, patching, configuration management, maintenance, monitoring, and lifecycle support for authorized IT infrastructure and services.
• Support secure integration of analytical, modeling, data acquisition, and engineering software used by technical staff, including platforms supporting numerical analysis, statistics, data logging, user interfaces, controls, 3-D design, analysis, and modeling.
• Assist with integration and sustainment of systems supporting corrosion sensors, data logging, monitoring and control instrumentation, wireless devices, and experimental test platforms.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, system configurations, implementation procedures, security artifacts, and other records needed to demonstrate compliance and support operations.
• Identify IT and cybersecurity risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and coordinate corrective actions to maintain availability, integrity, confidentiality, and mission continuity.
• Coordinate with senior IT personnel, NRL technical staff, cybersecurity personnel, and other support resources to resolve issues and meet contract and task-order requirements.
• Participate in technical reviews, program meetings, and planning activities and provide status, risks, recommendations, and action-item updates related to IT services and cybersecurity.
• Support IT requirements associated with NRL activities and coordinate timely response to mission-impacting infrastructure, connectivity, access, and cybersecurity issues.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems Management, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of information technology experience, including demonstrated experience managing large-scale hybrid cloud environments and on-premises data centers.
• Active certifications required for compliance with applicable Department of Defense requirements.
• Demonstrated experience configuring, administering, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise IT infrastructure in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience applying DISA STIGs and navigating the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Experience supporting secure IT infrastructure in DoD, Navy, federal research, laboratory, or similarly regulated environments is preferred.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity, network and systems administration, cloud technologies, configuration management, security hardening, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders and prepare concise documentation, reports, and recommendations.
• Active Secret security clearance required.