System Administrator

System Administrator - San Diego, CA

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Company:
Yakshna Solutions, Inc. (YSI) – a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman‑owned small business headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations.

YSI is seeking a System Administrator. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Network Infrastructure
  • Computer networking concepts, protocols, and security methodologies
  • Local Area Network/Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN) architecture and pathways
  • Bandwidth management principles and techniques
  • Network traffic flow (TCP/IP and OSI model)
  • Performance tuning tools and techniques
  • Remote access technologies
  • Virtual Private Network (VPN) security
  • Network protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, directory services)
  • Common network tools (e.g., ping, trace route, nslookup)
  • File system implementations (NTFS, FAT, EXT)
  • Virtualization technologies and virtual machine management
• Security Expertise
  • IT security principles and methods (firewalls, DMZs, encryption)
  • Network security architecture concepts (topology, protocols, defense‑in‑depth)
  • Cybersecurity principles, threats, and vulnerabilities
  • National and international cybersecurity laws, regulations, and policies
  • Organizational IT user security policies (account management, access control)
  • Data security standards (PII, PCI, PHI)
  • System administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques
  • Software‑based computer protection tools (firewalls, antivirus, antispyware)
  • Knowledge of transmission records (Bluetooth, RFID, IR, Wi‑Fi) and jamming techniques
• System Administration
  • Server and client operating systems
  • Systems administration concepts and best practices
  • Enterprise IT architecture
  • System/server diagnostic tools and fault identification
  • Operating system command line/prompt (ipconfig, netstat, dir, nbtstat)
  • System maintenance procedures (cleaning, disk checks, reboots, backups)
• Cloud Computing
  • Cloud computing service models (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)
  • Cloud computing deployment models (private, public, hybrid)
  • Cloud security strategy and architecture
  • Migrating workloads between cloud service models

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Cybersecurity/IT related field)
• Four (4) years of system management experience
• Accumulation of qualifying experience – categories may be accumulated concurrently

• 401(k) plan
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Training and professional development assistance

San Diego, CA

• Full‑time (Onsite)
• Secret clearance required
• Salary: $75,000 – 150,000 / year
• US Citizenship required
• No contract-to-contract (C2C) – W‑2 only

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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