Network​/System Administrator; Hanscom AFB

Veteran-Owned Firm Seeking a Network/System Administrator with TS/SCI for a role at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, MA.

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran‑Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading‑edge R&D‑focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a Network/System Administrator position at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, MA.

The ideal candidate must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and have 5–7 years of experience in System Administration or Network Administration. They should have working knowledge of Cisco networking and switching, virtualization technologies, LAN/WAN environments, and data backup solutions, including COMSEC integration. They must also meet DoD 8570.01‑M requirements for an Information Assurance Technician Level III certification.

If you’re interested, I’ll gladly provide more details about the role and discuss your qualifications further.

Thanks,

HRUCKUS seeks a Network/System Administrator for a role supporting the Department of the Air Force at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, MA.

The primary function of the Network/System Administrator will be to organize, install, and support government organization’s computer systems, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets, and other data communication systems. This will also include helping architect, design and analyze network models. It will require participation in decisions about buying future hardware or software to upgrade organization’s infrastructure.

This position might be called upon to provide technical support to computer users to help solve users’ problems. This position will support activities within Special Access Programs (SAPs) supporting Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, such as HQ Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Military Compartments efforts. The position will provide “day‑to‑day” support for Collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) activities.

• Able to perform self‑sustaining and work with little to no oversight
• Lead IT ops team on day to day management and operations of Networks and implement capabilities vetted through Cybersecurity, ISSE and higher headquarters to maintain JSIG/RMF Authority to Operate and maintain Continuous Monitoring tools and processes
• Manage COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated system security and system operations/performance functions and metrics.
• Assist during security assessments of servers/network devices/security appliances
• Assist during security assessments with regard to accuracy and efficiency
• Assist with Creation of operational Operations and Maintenance (O&M) checklists to maintain the service (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly O&M checklists); build Tactics, Techniques and Processes (TTPs) and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) associated with service checklists
• Manage and operate monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports
• Execute cybersecurity operations procedures for day to day network management, operations and maintenance
• Monitor/analyze output of cybersecurity related tools for reportable security incidents and residual risk
• Assist in analyzing technical risk, upon request, of emerging cybersecurity tools and processes
• Work as part of a security incident response team as needed
  • Assist ISSM/ISSO/ISSE with the Integration/Development new techniques to improve Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability for networks/systems operating at various classification levels
• Advanced technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms:
  Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory…