IT Platform Administrator (ARL)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - Position specifics: location fully on-site Warminster, PA. Working location fully on-site. Also mention flexible work question. - 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." - Responsibilities: bullet list of tasks after "You will:" includes many items. - Required skills and experience: list of required items. - Preferred skills and experience: list. - Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications: details for Advanced Professional and Intermediate Professional. - ARL purpose: maybe part of About the role or separate? Could be included in About the role. - Background checks/clearances: maybe part of Requirements? Could be included in Qualifications? It's about eligibility: must be US citizen, eligible for security clearance, etc. That's a requirement. - Salary & Benefits: includes salary range and benefits description. - Campus Security Crime Statistics etc: boilerplate to remove. - EEO etc: remove. Thus we need sections: - About the role: include description and maybe ARL purpose. - Responsibilities: bullet list of tasks. - Requirements: include eligibility (US citizen, security clearance eligibility, background check, drug testing, monitoring). Also maybe required certifications? It says Required Certifications: None for both levels. So maybe not include. - Qualifications: maybe education/experience requirements (Advanced Professional and Intermediate Professional). Could combine. - Skills: required skills and experience list. - Preferred skills: maybe separate section Preferred Skills? But we only have allowed headings: Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule, etc. Could put preferred skills under Skills as well, but maybe better to have Skills for required and Preferred under Skills? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Skills for required skills, and maybe Qualifications for education/experience. Preferred skills could be included under Skills as a subsection? But we must not invent headings not allowed. Could include Preferred skills under Skills as a list with note "Preferred". That's okay. - Benefits: include benefits description. - Pay: include salary range. - Schedule: not mentioned; there is no schedule info. So we should not include Schedule section. - Also maybe include Location? Could be part of About the role or Responsibilities? Not a heading. Could be included in About the role as a sentence. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must preserve all substantive info. Let's extract. Substantive info: - Location: fully on-site, Warminster, PA. - Role: IT Platform Administrator, ITS Division, ARL, Penn State. - Role purpose: provide systems administration, computing support, specialized support services for enablement of key research and administrative functions by ensuring security, compliance, functionality, reliability of research and administrative systems through hands-on configuration and support. - Responsibilities (You will): * 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: * 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: * 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: * If filled as IT Platform Administrator (ARL) - Advanced Professional: Bachelor's Degree 3+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted. Required Certifications: None. * If filled as IT Platform Administrator (ARL) - Intermediate Professional: Bachelor's Degree 1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted. Required Certifications: None. - ARL’s purpose: research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, DoD, and Intel Community. - Background checks/clearances: Employment requires successful completion of background check(s) per University policies. Notice regarding employment at 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. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, CUI, and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. - Salary & Benefits: Salary range $75,468.00 - $145,428.00 (includes adjustment based on required geographic work location). Benefits: competitive benefits package for full-time employees: comprehensive medical, dental, vision; robust retirement plans; substantial paid time off (holidays, vacation, sick); generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses/children. More info at Benefits Page. We should not include boilerplate like Campus Security Crime Statistics, EEO, etc. Now construct HTML. We'll have sections:

About the role

... include description, location, ARL purpose maybe.

Responsibilities

• ... each bullet

Requirements

... eligibility, citizenship, security clearance eligibility, background check, drug testing, monitoring.

Qualifications

... education/experience requirements for Advanced and Intermediate levels.

Skills

• ... required skills list

Maybe also include preferred skills as a sublist? Could add a note: Preferred skills: then ul. But we cannot create new headings. Could embed a

Preferred skills:

then

. That's okay.

Benefits

... benefits description.

Pay

... salary range.

No Schedule. Make sure to preserve all info. Let's craft text. About the role: combine: "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. 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)." That's good. Responsibilities: list each bullet. Requirements: "Employment requires U.S. citizenship, eligibility to obtain a government security clearance (Top Secret or higher), successful completion of background check(s), participation in the ARL drug testing program, and compliance with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors." Qualifications: "Depending on the level hired: Advanced Professional requires a Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination); Intermediate Professional requires a Bachelor's Degree and 1+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination). No specific certifications are required." Skills: list required skills. Preferred skills: we can add a paragraph "Preferred skills and experience include:" then ul. Benefits: "Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; robust retirement plans; substantial paid time off (holidays, vacation, sick); and a generous 75% tuition discount available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children." Pay: "The salary range for this position is $75,468.00 – $145,428.00 (includes adjustment based on required geographic work location)." Check we didn't miss any substantive info: mention of "Ability to certify and maintain information security related certification (Security+, CASP+, CySA+)" included in required skills. Also mention of "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" included in requirements. Also mention of "The ability to certify and maintain information security related certification (Security+, CASP+, CySA+)" is a required skill. Also mention of "Demonstrated ability to adopt new technologies and tools, serving as the primary implementer and maintainer, including configuration, documentation, and support" included. Also mention of "Windows/Linux administration: AD/Group