Schriever Space Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado
HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide.
HX5 is currently seeking a Junior System Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform system administration duties on Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) suite of applications.
- Support systems engineering, maintenance, and operations of cyber capabilities
- Assist in troubleshooting of hardware, software, and capability of the DCO suite of applications.
- Conduct functional and connectivity testing to ensure continuing operability.
- Comply with organization systems administration standard operating procedures.
- Maintain baseline system security according to organizational policies.
- Manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
- Manage system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
- Monitor and maintain system/server configuration.
- Perform repairs on faulty system/server hardware.
- Troubleshoot hardware/software interface and interoperability problems.
- Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers.
- Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure information is safeguarded against outside parties.
The Successful Candidate Will Have:
- A positive attitude and willingness to expand knowledge and skill set
- Skill in correcting physical and technical problems that impact system/server performance.
- Skill in monitoring and optimizing system/server performance.
- Skill in recovering failed systems/servers.
- Skill in operating system administration.
- Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
- Knowledge of measures or indicators of system performance and availability.
- Knowledge of performance tuning tools and techniques.
- Knowledge of principles and methods for integrating system components.
- Knowledge of systems administration concepts.
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies and virtual machine development and maintenance.
- Knowledge of organizational information technology (IT) user security policies (e.g., account creation, password rules, access control).
- Knowledge of basic system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.
- Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.
- Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
- Knowledge of common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup).
- Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
- Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environments and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.
- Be willing to support troubleshooting for shift workers in a 24x7 operational environment and respond quickly to emergencies as needed.
- Be willing to support a rotating on-call schedule.
- Be able to multi-task and prioritize various projects and assignments in a dynamic work environment to meet scheduled/ unscheduled customer requests.
Salary Range: This position is expected to pay $90,000 - $115,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.
Education and Experience:
- Must have 2, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
- May be reduced with completion of advanced education
- Must have 6 months, or more, of directly related experience
- Must have a DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)
- Must have, or obtain, an active DoD 8570.01-M CSSP Infrastructure Support certification with Continuing Education (CE
- (CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, CND)
- Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Must be able to obtain an active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance
Desired Requirements:
- Have experience with Linux system administration in a DoD environment
- Have Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) experience
- Have experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) is highly desirable.
- Have Server Management experience, including deployment, backups, snapshots
Other Position Requirements:
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency is a requirement for this position.
- Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain the required level clearance by date of hire.
- Must have a valid Driver's License.
HX5 offers a competitive salary and benefits package to include:
- Relocation Assistance
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- 401(k) plan with Company Match
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pet Insurance
HX5, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
HX5, LLC is a Drug Free Workplace Employer.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please call (850) 362-6551.
CJ
