Ready to dive into and learn the latest cyber strategies and techniques? Are you all about tackling the toughest puzzles? Ready to bring your A-game? Well, buckle up and join us at Percival – where we're all about putting people first and having a blast while we're at it. Based in Columbia, Maryland, our squad is on a big mission: developing top-notch talent and technical solutions to safeguard our nation's most critical assets. From digging deep into vulnerabilities and cracking codes to developing cutting-edge software, our team does it all. If you are an amazing System Administrator with a passion for innovation and a knack for thinking outside the box, we want you on our team. Let's tackle those cyber threats together – and have a blast while we're at it!
Job Type: Mid - Senior Level, Full-TimeNon-Remote located in Columbia, MD Clearance & Citizenship Requirements: Top Secret/SCI with polygraph requiredDue to these clearance requirements, US citizenship is also required Responsibilities Include: Designing, configuring, maintaining, patching, expanding, and supporting IT network(s) both classified and unclassifiedSupporting Cybersecurity best practices to include STIG, scanning, tracking, and maintenanceSupporting end users and related equipment Required Skills & Qualifications: 10+ years of experience as a System Administrator, Network Engineer, or similar roleExperience with using Jira and Confluence for organization and documentationProven experience maintaining and optimizing network infrastructure to include:Configuring and securing routers and switchesDeveloping and implementing backup and recovery proceduresMonitoring network capacity and performanceInstalling, testing, and maintaining hardware and software devicesPatching network vulnerabilitiesWindows configuration and maintenanceActive Directory configuration and security to include OU design and GPO developmentWSUS setup, maintenance, and off-line useO365/Azure configuration and maintenanceFamiliar with administering cloud-hosted Teams, Exchange, and SharepointFamiliar with Azure and hybrid-domain administrationLinux configuration and maintenance experienceOff-line mirror setup and maintenance (APT, YUM, PIP, …)Network configuration and maintenance experienceCisco routers and switches using Cisco IOSCisco firewalls are a plusNetApp or other NAS maintenance experienceUbiquti, Juniper, and wireless access point experience is a plusVMware experienceESXi, VSphere, and VCenter experienceDesign, maintenance, and security of on-premises virtual infrastructureSetup and maintenance of vVol and or iSCSI experienceExperience with Nessus, Rapid7 or ACASPhysical requirementsMust be able to physically lift/maintain physical servers and workstationsMust have sufficient mobility to work under desks/bottom of IT cabinet for installation and maintenance of networking/computer equipment
Certifications, at least one of the following in order to meet IAT II certification:CCNA SecurityCCNACySA+GICSPGSECSecurity+CND (Certified Network Defender)SSCPBS Degree in a STEM related field desired Desired Skills & Qualifications: Strong communication skillsWorks well with a teamDocker, Ansible, and Kubernetes a plusAWS, GCP, Azure, and other Cloud-based Infrastructure experience is a plusPXE image creation and usage experienceAtlassian Suite deployment and support (Jira/Confluence)Gitlab deployment and supportExperience creating off-line WSUS, APT, and other mirrorsAnsible or other Infrastructure as Code experience is a plusExperience with cloud technologies to include AWS/Azure is a plusWireless Access Points and/or Juniper networking equipment experience is a plus