IT Platform Administrator (ARL)
Penn State University · Warminster, PA · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$75k–$145k/yrFull-time
We need to output only HTML fragment, with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- About the role: description: "We are searching for a highly motivated and self-driven IT Platform Administrator for our highly secured environments to join our Information Technology Services Division at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. This role will provide systems administration, computing support, and specialized support services for the enablement of key research and administrative functions by ensuring the security, compliance, functionality, and reliability of research and administrative systems through hands on configuration and support."
Also maybe location: "Your working location will be fully on-site, located in Warminster, PA." Could be part of About the role or separate? Not a heading.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: bullet points after "You will:" list.
Let's extract each bullet:
- Provide end‑user support across secure networks (Warminster; remote University Park): troubleshoot medium/complex issues, reset passwords, and maintain Jira tickets, change requests, and asset records
- Complete on-site tasks for the Warminster facility that cannot be done remotely; hardware issues and replacements, provisioning endpoints/servers, peripheral management, networking, and cabling
- Administer Windows/Linux systems across physical and virtual environments; provision, patch, baseline, and manage AD accounts/groups
- Operate and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware/Hyper‑V): create VMs/templates/snapshots, monitor resources, and optimize performance
- Hardening & compliance: apply DISA STIGs, remediate findings, track POA&Ms/evidence; support audits/assessments and meet DoD/NIST controls
- Basic network administration (ports/VLANs/port security); monitor system/network health, respond to alerts, perform root‑cause analysis, and remediate
- Continuous Monitoring; deploy Splunk universal forwarders, ensure log ingestion health and develop searches, alerts, and dashboards for ops/cyber use
- Develop and maintain Warminster SOPs aligned to University Park, covering system administration, access management, backup/restore, patching, and incident response
- Drive continuous improvement: standardize runbooks, automate routine tasks, and reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) across services
- Required skills and experience include: list of required skills.
Let's extract required skills:
- Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Top Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required
- The ability to certify and maintain information security related certification (Security+, CASP+, CySA+)
- Demonstrated ability to adopt new technologies and tools, serving as the primary implementer and maintainer, including configuration, documentation, and support
- Windows/Linux administration: AD/Group Policy, provisioning, patching, and baseline management
- VMware administration (vRealize, vSphere, NSX, SRM)
- Networking fundamentals: L2 switching, VLANs, port security; troubleshoot ports/cabling on-site.
- Security & compliance: Apply DISA STIGs, remediate findings, track POA&Ms, produce audit artifacts; familiarity with DoD/NIST controls
- Monitoring/observability: Splunk Universal Forwarders, log ingestion health, write searches, alerts, and dashboards
- Scripting & automation: PowerShell/Bash; standardize runbooks and automate routine tasks to reduce MTTR
- Service management: Jira Service Management/Assets—ticketing, change control, asset/CMDB hygiene; ITIL incident/problem practices
- Documentation: Develop and maintain SOPs/runbooks for Warminster aligned to University Park (system admin, access, backup/restore, patching, incident response)
- Preferred skills and experience include: list.
Preferred:
- Automating management of Linux and Windows systems
- Development of secure Linux and Windows system baseline configurations
- Systems management (SCCM, Satellite, Ansible, IDM, AAP)
- DoD Regulations: Familiarity with security standards and regulations, such as DoD 8500.01 and NIST guidelines
- DISA STIG experience with reviewing, implementing, validating compliance and producing checklists
- Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications: details.
We have two possible levels: Advanced Professional and Intermediate Professional.
Advanced Professional: Bachelor's Degree 3+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination. Required Certifications: None.
Intermediate Professional: Bachelor's Degree 1+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination. Required Certifications: None.
We could combine under Qualifications or Requirements? The instruction: Use headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide where to put each piece.
- About the role: description paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (the "You will:" bullets).
- Requirements: maybe required skills and experience (the "Required skills and experience include:" list). Could also include eligibility for clearance etc.
- Qualifications: education and experience requirements (Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications). Also maybe preferred skills? Could go under Skills.
- Skills: could include both required and preferred? But we already used Requirements for required skills. Might be better: Requirements = required skills and experience; Qualifications = education/experience; Skills = preferred skills? Or we could combine required and preferred under Skills, but we need to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real specific content. We have content for each.
Let's map:
About the role: paragraph.
Responsibilities: bullet list.
Requirements: required skills and experience list.
Qualifications: education and experience (including both levels) and maybe required certifications (none). Could also mention clearance eligibility? But that is more a requirement. However we already put clearance under Requirements. Might be okay.
Skills: preferred skills and experience list.
Benefits: from Salary & Benefits paragraph: talk about benefits package, medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition discount 75%, etc.
Pay: salary range: $75,468.00 - $145,428.00.
Schedule: not explicitly mentioned; maybe mention fully on-site, Warminster, PA. Could be considered schedule? Not exactly. There's no explicit schedule like full-time, part-time, shift. Could infer full-time. But we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does not state schedule explicitly. So we omit Schedule.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, background checks etc. Remove those.
We must preserve all substantive information. Ensure we don't lose any details like location (Warminster, PA fully on-site). That is substantive; we could include in About the role or maybe as a separate note but no heading for location. Could add a paragraph under About the role.
Also note: "Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location." That's about remote work; maybe not needed but it's substantive about work arrangement. Could include in About the role.
Also: "Questions related to flexible work should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process." That's also about flexible work.
We should keep that.
Also: "Your working location will be fully on-site, located in Warminster, PA." Keep.
Also: "We are searching for a highly motivated and self-driven IT Platform Administrator..." etc.
Also: "ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions..." maybe not needed but it's substantive about organization. Could include in About the role.
Also: "FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu." That's a link; maybe keep but it's not essential? It's substantive info. Could include as a link.
But we must not include application instructions, boilerplate like EEO, background checks, etc. Also remove "Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL): Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors." That's substantive about clearance and drug testing; maybe we should keep? It's about requirements. Could be part of Requirements.
But the instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The clearance/drug testing is not boilerplate; it's specific to ARL. So we should keep.
Similarly "Background Checks/Clearances Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies." That's also substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's about background checks; could be kept but it's generic. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Background check is not explicitly listed, but could be considered legal boilerplate. However it's substantive about requirement. I'd keep it briefly.
But we must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep all substantive info.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown.
Let's craft sections:
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- About the role: description: "We are searching for a highly motivated and self-driven IT Platform Administrator for our highly secured environments to join our Information Technology Services Division at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. This role will provide systems administration, computing support, and specialized support services for the enablement of key research and administrative functions by ensuring the security, compliance, functionality, and reliability of research and administrative systems through hands on configuration and support."
Also maybe location: "Your working location will be fully on-site, located in Warminster, PA." Could be part of About the role or separate? Not a heading.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: bullet points after "You will:" list.
Let's extract each bullet:
- Provide end‑user support across secure networks (Warminster; remote University Park): troubleshoot medium/complex issues, reset passwords, and maintain Jira tickets, change requests, and asset records
- Complete on-site tasks for the Warminster facility that cannot be done remotely; hardware issues and replacements, provisioning endpoints/servers, peripheral management, networking, and cabling
- Administer Windows/Linux systems across physical and virtual environments; provision, patch, baseline, and manage AD accounts/groups
- Operate and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware/Hyper‑V): create VMs/templates/snapshots, monitor resources, and optimize performance
- Hardening & compliance: apply DISA STIGs, remediate findings, track POA&Ms/evidence; support audits/assessments and meet DoD/NIST controls
- Basic network administration (ports/VLANs/port security); monitor system/network health, respond to alerts, perform root‑cause analysis, and remediate
- Continuous Monitoring; deploy Splunk universal forwarders, ensure log ingestion health and develop searches, alerts, and dashboards for ops/cyber use
- Develop and maintain Warminster SOPs aligned to University Park, covering system administration, access management, backup/restore, patching, and incident response
- Drive continuous improvement: standardize runbooks, automate routine tasks, and reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) across services
- Required skills and experience include: list of required skills.
Let's extract required skills:
- Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Top Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required
- The ability to certify and maintain information security related certification (Security+, CASP+, CySA+)
- Demonstrated ability to adopt new technologies and tools, serving as the primary implementer and maintainer, including configuration, documentation, and support
- Windows/Linux administration: AD/Group Policy, provisioning, patching, and baseline management
- VMware administration (vRealize, vSphere, NSX, SRM)
- Networking fundamentals: L2 switching, VLANs, port security; troubleshoot ports/cabling on-site.
- Security & compliance: Apply DISA STIGs, remediate findings, track POA&Ms, produce audit artifacts; familiarity with DoD/NIST controls
- Monitoring/observability: Splunk Universal Forwarders, log ingestion health, write searches, alerts, and dashboards
- Scripting & automation: PowerShell/Bash; standardize runbooks and automate routine tasks to reduce MTTR
- Service management: Jira Service Management/Assets—ticketing, change control, asset/CMDB hygiene; ITIL incident/problem practices
- Documentation: Develop and maintain SOPs/runbooks for Warminster aligned to University Park (system admin, access, backup/restore, patching, incident response)
- Preferred skills and experience include: list.
Preferred:
- Automating management of Linux and Windows systems
- Development of secure Linux and Windows system baseline configurations
- Systems management (SCCM, Satellite, Ansible, IDM, AAP)
- DoD Regulations: Familiarity with security standards and regulations, such as DoD 8500.01 and NIST guidelines
- DISA STIG experience with reviewing, implementing, validating compliance and producing checklists
- Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications: details.
We have two possible levels: Advanced Professional and Intermediate Professional.
Advanced Professional: Bachelor's Degree 3+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination. Required Certifications: None.
Intermediate Professional: Bachelor's Degree 1+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination. Required Certifications: None.
We could combine under Qualifications or Requirements? The instruction: Use headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide where to put each piece.
- About the role: description paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (the "You will:" bullets).
- Requirements: maybe required skills and experience (the "Required skills and experience include:" list). Could also include eligibility for clearance etc.
- Qualifications: education and experience requirements (Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications). Also maybe preferred skills? Could go under Skills.
- Skills: could include both required and preferred? But we already used Requirements for required skills. Might be better: Requirements = required skills and experience; Qualifications = education/experience; Skills = preferred skills? Or we could combine required and preferred under Skills, but we need to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real specific content. We have content for each.
Let's map:
About the role: paragraph.
Responsibilities: bullet list.
Requirements: required skills and experience list.
Qualifications: education and experience (including both levels) and maybe required certifications (none). Could also mention clearance eligibility? But that is more a requirement. However we already put clearance under Requirements. Might be okay.
Skills: preferred skills and experience list.
Benefits: from Salary & Benefits paragraph: talk about benefits package, medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition discount 75%, etc.
Pay: salary range: $75,468.00 - $145,428.00.
Schedule: not explicitly mentioned; maybe mention fully on-site, Warminster, PA. Could be considered schedule? Not exactly. There's no explicit schedule like full-time, part-time, shift. Could infer full-time. But we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does not state schedule explicitly. So we omit Schedule.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, background checks etc. Remove those.
We must preserve all substantive information. Ensure we don't lose any details like location (Warminster, PA fully on-site). That is substantive; we could include in About the role or maybe as a separate note but no heading for location. Could add a paragraph under About the role.
Also note: "Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location." That's about remote work; maybe not needed but it's substantive about work arrangement. Could include in About the role.
Also: "Questions related to flexible work should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process." That's also about flexible work.
We should keep that.
Also: "Your working location will be fully on-site, located in Warminster, PA." Keep.
Also: "We are searching for a highly motivated and self-driven IT Platform Administrator..." etc.
Also: "ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions..." maybe not needed but it's substantive about organization. Could include in About the role.
Also: "FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu." That's a link; maybe keep but it's not essential? It's substantive info. Could include as a link.
But we must not include application instructions, boilerplate like EEO, background checks, etc. Also remove "Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL): Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors." That's substantive about clearance and drug testing; maybe we should keep? It's about requirements. Could be part of Requirements.
But the instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The clearance/drug testing is not boilerplate; it's specific to ARL. So we should keep.
Similarly "Background Checks/Clearances Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies." That's also substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's about background checks; could be kept but it's generic. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Background check is not explicitly listed, but could be considered legal boilerplate. However it's substantive about requirement. I'd keep it briefly.
But we must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep all substantive info.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown.
Let's craft sections:
About the role
We are searching for a highly motivated and self-driven IT Platform Administrator for our highly secured environments to join our Information Technology Services Division at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. This role will provide systems administration, computing support, and specialized support services for the enablement of key research and administrative functions by ensuring the security, compliance, functionality, and reliability of research and administrative systems through hands‑on configuration and support. The position is fully on‑site in Warminster, PA. Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location; questions about flexible work should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process. ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intelligence Community (IC). For more information, visit www.arl.psu.edu.
Responsibilities
- Provide end‑user support across secure networks (Warminster; remote University Park): troubleshoot medium/complex issues, reset passwords, and maintain Jira tickets, change requests, and asset records
- Complete on‑site tasks for the Warminster facility that cannot be done remotely; hardware issues and replacements, provisioning endpoints/servers, peripheral management, networking, and cabling
- Administer Windows/Linux systems across physical and virtual environments; provision, patch, baseline, and manage AD accounts/groups
- Operate and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware/Hyper‑V): create VMs/templates/snapshots, monitor resources, and optimize performance
- Hardening & compliance: apply DISA STIGs, remediate findings, track POA&Ms/evidence; support audits/assessments and meet DoD/NIST controls
- Basic network administration (ports/VLANs/port security); monitor system/network health, respond to alerts, perform root‑cause analysis, and remediate
- Continuous Monitoring; deploy Splunk universal forwarders, ensure log ingestion health and develop searches, alerts, and dashboards for ops/cyber use
- Develop and maintain Warminster SOPs aligned to University Park, covering system administration, access management, backup/restore, patching, and incident response
- Drive continuous improvement: standardize runbooks, automate routine tasks, and reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) across services
Requirements
- Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Top Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required
- Ability to certify and maintain information