Cyber Systems Administrator

Cyber Systems AdministratorMSI is seeking a Cyber Systems Administrator to support our client located in Arlington, VA.Overview:• Supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution.• Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services.• Employing security concepts, theories, insights, tools and methodologies to mitigate system weaknesses and vulnerabilities.• Appling advanced analytical skills and technical resources at the tactical levels and implementing infrastructure solutions supporting command decision making and execution of mission requirements.• Providing support as needed to lab staff in the tasks of provisioning and issuing equipment to end users, as well as maintaining inventory database.• Providing support for systems administration tasks such as patching, updating, and maintaining network infrastructure.• Supporting the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment.• Provision and provide support for Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (e.g., Citrix) to users.• Performing large scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix, and other operating systems and virtual environments.• Performing implementation of granular access control.• Maintaining Fly Away Kits (FAKs) sanitization, inventory, repairs, and maintenance.• Monitoring systems for acceptable performance and user accessibility, establish back-ups, and monitor systems security.• Creating monitoring reports and logs.Qualifications:• U.S. Citizenship required.• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance and DHS Suitability.• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in lab management or system administration.• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree. HS Diploma and 4-6 years of lab management or systems administration experience can substitute for the BS and 2+ years of experience.• Experience with multiple operating systems, to include Windows, Linux/Unix & MacOS.• Experience with Virtual Private Networks (VPN).• Experience with virtual desktops (Citrix, VMWare).• Proficiency and proven capability in the following areas:

• Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures, and regulations
• Defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture
• Database management and implementation
• Asset management practices and principles
• Hardware and software provisioning practices
• Boundary protection and enclaving.
• Authentication and access management technologies.