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-Time
Non-Remote located in Columbia, MD

Clearance & Citizenship Requirements:

Top Secret/SCI with polygraph required
Due to these clearance requirements, US citizenship is also required

Responsibilities Include:

Designing, configuring, maintaining, patching, expanding, and supporting IT network(s) both classified and unclassified
Supporting Cybersecurity best practices to include STIG, scanning, tracking, and maintenance
Supporting end users and related equipment

Required Skills & Qualifications:

10+ years of experience as a System Administrator, Network Engineer, or similar role
Experience with using Jira and Confluence for organization and documentation
Proven experience maintaining and optimizing network infrastructure to include:
- Configuring and securing routers and switches
- Developing and implementing backup and recovery procedures
- Monitoring network capacity and performance
- Installing, testing, and maintaining hardware and software devices
- Patching network vulnerabilities
Windows configuration and maintenance
- Active Directory configuration and security to include OU design and GPO development
- WSUS setup, maintenance, and off-line use
O365/Azure configuration and maintenance
- Familiar with administering cloud-hosted Teams, Exchange, and Sharepoint
- Familiar with Azure and hybrid-domain administration
Linux configuration and maintenance experience
- Off-line mirror setup and maintenance (APT, YUM, PIP, …)
Network configuration and maintenance experience
- Cisco routers and switches using Cisco IOS
- Cisco firewalls are a plus
- NetApp or other NAS maintenance experience
- Ubiquti, Juniper, and wireless access point experience is a plus
VMware experience
- ESXi, VSphere, and VCenter experience
- Design, maintenance, and security of on-premises virtual infrastructure
- Setup and maintenance of vVol and or iSCSI experience
Experience with Nessus, Rapid7 or ACAS
Physical requirements
- Must be able to physically lift/maintain physical servers and workstations
- Must 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 Security
- CCNA
- CySA+
- GICSP
- GSEC
- Security+
- CND (Certified Network Defender)
- SSCP
BS Degree in a STEM related field desired

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

Strong communication skills
Works well with a team
Docker, Ansible, and Kubernetes a plus
AWS, GCP, Azure, and other Cloud-based Infrastructure experience is a plus
PXE image creation and usage experience
Atlassian Suite deployment and support (Jira/Confluence)
Gitlab deployment and support
Experience creating off-line WSUS, APT, and other mirrors
Ansible or other Infrastructure as Code experience is a plus
Experience with cloud technologies to include AWS/Azure is a plus
Wireless Access Points and/or Juniper networking equipment experience is a plus

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