Job Description
System Administrator - Nessus/Trellix - 5+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required

This position is technical in nature. The successful individual will perform systems administration in coordination with the ISSO. The Systems Administrator will:

Location: Fort Meade, MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 151K- 160K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements

Capabilities

• Provide tier 1 helpdesk support at an annual exercise event
• Collect and transfer files between networks
• Manage user accounts
• Apply and verify patches on Windows and Linux systems
• Update Trellix ePO (Formerly McAfee) security files
• Run and review vulnerability scans and compliance scans
• Manage configuration control of IT assets
• Coordinate with event locations to ensure access

Requirements

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and five (5) years' experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Must have at least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in Modern operating systems and network architectures.
• Must have at least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in certification and accreditation. Architecture development and design.Risk Assessments. IA Metrics gathering.
• Must meet DoD Directive 8570 IAM Level 1 requirements (Security + at a minimum).
• Be willing to operate in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision, and possess strong interpersonal, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Be willing to travel; several smaller trips (2-5 days) per year and one longer trip (2 to 5 weeks) per year.
• Physical Demands & Equipment: Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Experience with Tenable Nessus/ACAS.
• Experience with Trellix (formerly McAfee).
• Understanding of DNS.
• Familiarity with Linux CLI; Windows Servers; Bash and Powershell Scripting.
• Experience with Nginx and Apache Web Server Management.
• Understanding of basic networking concepts.

Desired Skills

• Experience with PKI; Ansible or other operating tools; Linux KVM Hypervisor; Windows GPO; Elasticsearch/Kibana; GIT; Python; RSYSLOG; Nxlog; Cisco IOS CLI
• Demonstrate experience with Operating Systems (Windows, Linux).

Benefits

CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

• Threeavailable medical plans-2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSAPlan ($1500 deductible)
• Halogenpays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
• CareFirstWellness Rewards Program

Guardian Insurance

Dental Plan

• Halogenpays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

• Halogenpays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan
• 10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off
• 20 Paid Time Off Days
• 6 Federal Holidays
• 5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses
• Based on performance and billable hours