Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

CCS-C Technical Advisor

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions • $90K — $115K *
Colorado Springs, CO 80918In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Active Security+ Certificate with CE and a minimum SECRET clearance (ability to obtain TS/SCI)
  • At least three years of experience in space operations/IT/Systems Administration or a relevant bachelor's degree
  • Ability to travel for up to two weeks a year (less than 5% of the time)
  • Physically present at Schriever Space Force Base five days a week
  • Willingness to provide occasional on-call support in a 24/7 operational environment

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and monitor baseline configurations across multiple system sites
  • Provide day-to-day system administration support for Windows and Linux environments
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware, software, and network-related issues
  • Deploy, configure, and support COTS applications and satellite-specific data products
  • Collaborate with engineering and cybersecurity teams to implement upgrades and new capabilities

Benefits

  • Work at the forefront of military satellite communications
  • Opportunity to collaborate with engineering and cybersecurity teams
  • Valuable experience in a high-security operational environment
  • Potential for career advancement in space operations
  • On-site presence at Schriever Space Force Base enhances team collaboration
Full Job Description
The Technical Advisor (TA) is a systems administrator responsible for administering and maintaining the operational sites with consistent configurations within a secure, MILSATCOM environment. This position maintains standardized system configurations, supports day-to-day operations, troubleshoots complex technical issues, and collaborates with engineering teams to deploy new capabilities while ensuring mission availability and system security.
  • Maintain and monitor baseline configurations across multiple system sites, ensuring consistency, stability, and compliance with operational standards.
  • Provide day-to-day system administration support for both Windows and Linux environments, including patching, account management, and service monitoring.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network-related issues impacting system performance or availability
  • Deploy, configure, and support COTS applications, custom-developed software, and satellite-specific data products across operational environments
  • Collaborate with engineering, deployment, and cybersecurity teams to implement upgrades, security enhancements, and new mission capabilities


  • The position requires an active Security+ Certificate with CE and a minimum SECRET clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI. Candidates must have at least three years of experience in space operations/IT/Systems Administration or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • The role requires the ability to travel for up to two weeks per year (less than 5% of the time) and be physically present at Schriever Space Force Base (SSFB) five days a week.
  • Due to the 24/7 operational environment, occasional on-call support is required.
  • Favorable adjudication of TS/SCI is required to remain in role.

Preferred Skills and Experience
  • A strong background in maintaining and sustaining IT systems is preferred, particularly in an operational and/or test environment.
  • Familiarity with system administration, troubleshooting, and deployment processes
  • Experience working with technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, Java/C++, Networking/Cisco, Linux, Windows, Active Directory, Docker/Kubernetes, NAS/SAN, VMware, and Ansible
  • Candidates with a system deployment/operations/test background who can apply their expertise to system administration, sustainment, and troubleshooting
  • Experience with CCS-C and associated satellite systems is highly desirable.
  • Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms both internally to the team as well as externally to the government.
  • Comfortable supporting Engineering, Development, Test, and Cybersecurity activities

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The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education
Salary Range: $90,000-$115,000

About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical products, solutions, and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Kratos Government Solutions, Unmanned Systems, and Public Safety & Security. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, satellite communications, training systems, modular systems, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial, ground, and seaborne, as well as command, control, and communications systems. The Public Safety & Security segment designs, engineers, deploys, operates, integrates, maintains, and operates security and surveillance solutions for homeland security, public safety, critical infrastructure, government, and commercial customers. The company serves national security related agencies, the department of defense, intelligence agencies, and classified agencies, as well as international government agencies and domestic and international commercial customers; and critical infrastructure, power generation, power transport, nuclear energy, financial, IT, healthcare, education, transportation, and petro-chemical industries, as well as government and military customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Learn more about Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Size
3,300 employees
Market Cap
$1.1 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$79.6 million
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$747.6 million
NASDAQ
KTOS
* Ladders Estimates

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