SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR-MID (CYBER/CLOUD)

Overview

Quantum Research International, Inc. provides services and products in cybersecurity, space operations, aviation systems, ground/air/missile defense, intelligence support, experimentation and test, program management, and audio/visual technology applications. We are seeking a motivated mid System Administrator to join our team in Huntsville, AL, supporting the Army Critical Information and Exposure Reporting System (ACIERS).

Responsibilities

• Lead design of systems across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments at a variety of Information Levels
• Provide technical guidance to a team of network and system engineers and infrastructure technicians
• Ensure architectural alignment with DoW cloud and Army security frameworks
• Develop high-availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery solutions
• Serve as technical advisor and architecture authority
• Provide 3rd level support for Windows, Linux, and AWS-related incidents
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server systems, both physical and virtual, across on-premises and AWS environments
• Plan, design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network systems to ensure operational functionality, availability, and reliability
• Coordinate and lead discussions with customer stakeholders on subject matter areas, generate required contract reporting/courses of action, and produce briefing materials
• Support compliance efforts in pursuit of Authority to Operate (ATO) on government networks

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a systems and/or networking environment
• BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, information/network systems or equivalent technical/engineering field
• Active Top Secret Clearance; must be capable/eligible of obtaining a SCI designation
• Hands-on experience administering Windows Server (2016–2025) and Linux distributions in a production environment
• Hands-on Active Directory Domain Services/DNS
• Multi-factor Authentication, ADFS, SSO, PKI
• Working knowledge of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Experience with Virtualization - VMware vCenter/ESXi
• Proven experience managing multi-user computing environments
• Experience with backup and recovery procedures
• Demonstrated experience with system security administration
• Experience with data migrations between systems
• Strong knowledge of operating systems with hands-on experience with Windows Server, Linux/Unix
• Proficiency in user account management and access control
• Understanding of system performance monitoring and tuning
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols
• Applicable Certifications include but are not limited to: Sec+, CISSP, AWS/Azure

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Broad experience with a variety of enterprise computing infrastructure and public and private computing technologies
• Experience with modern application architecture, design, development, and deployment processes
• Significant experience integrating with enterprise system cloud services
• Strong understanding of the IT industry in general, cloud computing, public and private cloud, virtualization, networking, middleware, database, web service architecture and related technologies
• Knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

This position is part of Quantum Research Intl's NCAOC (Computing Architecture Operations Center) and is an onsite position in Huntsville, AL.