Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has a long-term contract opening for an IT System Administrator in Scottsdale, AZ. As an IT Administrator for their SDA program, you'll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for server administration including installation, configuration, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance. In addition, the IT System Admin will work closely with Cyber Engineering to support Risk Management Framework activities including hardware/software configuration management, continuous monitoring, and the assessment and mitigation of vulnerabilities throughout a systems life cycle.

Responsibilities:

- Conduct server/system administration activities including installation, configuration, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance.
- Identification and management of the system hardware/software configuration
- Support Cyber Security continuous monitoring activities such as audit reviews, monthly scans, security testing and assessments
- Coordinate with team members to review and adjudicate vulnerabilities throughout a systems life cycle
- Perform incident response and cleanup actions when necessary per company or customer directions
- Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with internal security policies and procedures outlined in the System Security Plan (SSP).

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must be able to obtain Secret (active Secret is preferred at time of hire)
- Bachelor-s degree in a related specialized area or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience. (Must have an additional 4-years of experience in lieu of degree)

Required Skills:
- RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Administration Experience including setup, configuration and ongoing maintenance
- Server installation and configuration
- Third party software application installation and setup for both system functionality and Cyber security services
- VMware experience
- Ansible scripting
- Bash and python scripting
- Docker administration skills
- General network administration
- DHCP, NFS setup
- Experience with various system security assessment/hardening tools - STIG Viewer, ACAS/Nessus, etc.
- Understanding of STIGs & Vulnerability resolution
- Trained and proficient in Assured File Transfer (AFT) procedures
- Self-starter with the ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
- Outstanding communications skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team throughout the system life cycle

Desired:
- DoD 8570 Certification meeting IAM Level I (e.g., Security + CE, CAP, GSLC)