Systems Administrator
Job Locations
US-CO-Colorado Springs
ID
2024-18704
Category
Information Technology
Security Clearance Requirement
Top Secret
Type
Regular Full-Time
Level
Senior
Overview
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact,
technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of
business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous
innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our
exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice,
producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer
opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the
mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The Space and Intelligence Division provides professional services to the US
Space Force, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our
work includes enterprise architectural assessments, systems engineering and
integration, test, planning and execution, cost estimating and
analysis, acquisition support, and cybersecurity. We are trusted partners
developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging high priority needs,
assessing cutting-edge technologies, and supporting capabilities for our
National Defense. Come join the fastest growing Division at Systems Planning
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The Space Systems Group, part of SPA's Space and Intelligence Division,
provides timely and objective assessments and recommendations integrating
technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis. We
focus on our key clients in the Space community including the US Space
Force's Space Systems Command (USSF/SSC), one of the three
designated Field Commands under USSF. We work tirelessly to provide integrated
solutions based on information and communications throughout the chain of
command. We provide clear and consistent analysis and recommendations which
are aligned to strategic and leadership goals while balancing the ability to
execute on time and on budget within the technical communities. Come join an
organization responsible for being a key enabler of Spacepower!
SPA has a near-term need for a Systems Administrator.
Responsibilities
As a Systems Administrator at SPA, you will be assigned to support the Space
Systems Command Program Office developing software solutions to perform cyber
operations in defense of the US Space Force's mission systems. Using the
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to implement a DevSecOps approach, you
will enable the rapid development and shipment of software solutions to
protect, defend, and respond to both ground- and space-based cyber
adversarial threats. You will be expected to understand and apply the best
practices and standards for secure software development and deployment as set
forth by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Security Technical
Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Open Worldwide Application Security
Project (OWASP) Top 10 policies and procedures. You will be expected to
design, develop, test, integrate, and deploy software in accordance
with the concepts and techniques defined by the 12 Factor App development
practices (12factor.net), cloud native (cncf.io), and National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF).
As Systems Administrator your responsibilities will include:
Performing system log filtering and analysis.
Supporting the activities with the integration and configuration teams to
ensure the automatic build and deployment process works effectively across all
environments.
Installing, supporting, and maintaining servers and applications, as
well as planning for and responding to service outages and other problems.
Providing system and application diagnostics using software tools to ensure
availability and providing notification of problems to the appropriate
stakeholder(s).
Maintaining the integrity of system baselines and provide health hecks for
all hardware, Operating Systems (OS), backups, application
databases, and fielded software releases.
Implementing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) applications including
scripts, tools, software patches, system updates, firmware updates,
and related tasks.
Providing technical support (tier two) and assistance that corrects all
system malfunctions and maintains new and modified systems and software
applications to ensure operability, efficiency, and compliance.
Diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution to maintain high
levels of availability.
Ensuring all intrusion detection or other information assurance and
cybersecurity systems are fully functioning within OS and are running the
currently approved baseline, for both Microsoft (MS) Windows and
Linux-based OS.
Installing, supporting, and maintaining a stable, redundant,
efficient, and productive computer system and computing environment. These
activities include performing system software maintenance and updates,
ensuring compliance with security requirements, providing user account
management and... For full info follow application link.