Job Description
Seeking an experienced IT systems administrator to support our San Diego classified lab environments with expertise in setting up and managing Windows and Red Hat operating systems along with Virtual Machines and vulnerability Subject Matter Expert (SME). A successful candidate will join an established team supporting our customers’ designing, implementing, and lab infrastructure requirements. In this role, you will build, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Windows and Red Hat workstations, servers, and virtual machines; design and implement workgroup-scale networks; build and manage authentication, file-share, and other collaboration servers to support groups of heterogeneous client systems. You will work with industrial security to develop and apply hardening configurations for both unclassified and classified systems that meet RMF requirements. You will also document system configuration for new and existing systems.

Additional duties include:

• Play a pivotal role in building out the Threat & Vulnerability Management position
• Assist implementing Threat and Vulnerability tools to get more insight into the environment
• Work cross functionally to assist teams meet compliance and regulatory requirements
• Create and manage vulnerability lifecycle to consistently remediate vulnerabilities within agreed upon timeframes
• Implement, manage, and monitor security controls to ensure the protection of the organization's assets.
• Perform regular security assessments to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and threats to the organization.
• Monitor security events and incidents to identify potential security breaches and take appropriate actions to mitigate risks.

You should be customer service oriented, attentive to detail, self-motivated, and work well in a team setting. Flexibility in approach to finding solutions, the ability to understand and act on the customer needs and priorities, and learn new technologies quickly are some of the qualities a successful candidate will have. You will also need to be willing to respond to occasional off-hours outages and take part in subsequent service restoration efforts. This is not inclusive of all job duties.

A CompTIA Security+ CE certification (or equivalent) is required at time of hire or able to obtain with three months of hiring.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Security+ CE
• Secret clearance
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise level Windows/Linux Server/Workstations operating environments
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policies
• TCP/IP and Microsoft Network concepts
• Virtual Machine (VM) technologies (ESXi, vCenter, vSphere, VMware)
• Nessus

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Top Secret clearance with SCI
• Windows and Unix/Linux interoperability services (e.g. centralized authentication technologies for cross-platform clients)
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience
• NetApp, Dell Unity, HPE Nimble storage appliance
• Automated backup systems
• Nessus

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.