Systems Administrator III, Cyber Range Linux Systems Administrator

Cyber Range Operations Lead / Staff

North Charleston SC

TS Clearance Required to Start

Position Requirements and Duties :

Our collaborative cyber test and training teams define one-of-kind tailored solutions to the cyber warfighter and deliver results to increase the cyber resiliency of our nations weapon systems.

Were seeking a Range Operations Staffer with flexible skillsets who enjoys learning new technologies to join its cyber range team. Range Operations Staffers are responsible for day-to-day configuration maintenance and upkeep of hardware and software systems. The Systems specialty will focus on system configuration health and sanitization.

Responsibilities include :

Coordination with the various Event Staff members to schedule operations that do not intrude on other concurrent activities while meeting customer needs

Follow security procedures to maintain backups logs and checklists that verify system operation and confirm compliance with classification requirements

Regularly communicate range status risks and recovery plans to management

Coordinate with security to confirm the status of event-related equipment classified material and other media. Verifying post-event sanitization and archival and supporting the services necessary to destroy and document the destruction of classified material.

Qualifications : US Citizen

TS with SCI Clearance eligibility

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline or equivalent experience / combined education and 5 years of related engineering experience

Willingness to travel to customer sites; approximately 10% travel

Desired Qualifications :

Experienced with test ranges / data centers and certificate management for both servers and clients

Understanding and appropriate experience with hardware systems configuration and installation

Understanding of Datacenter administration in Test & Evaluation environment

Strong familiarity with Linux systems from a system administrator viewpoint including related systems such as NetApp SANs VMware Deploying VHDs Virtual computing

Preferred Certifications (not required) :

DoDD 8570 IAT Level II certification or greater

Company Overview

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nations most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.

Summary of Benefits

• Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package including Medical Dental Vision Care plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested.
• Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance school enrollment certification programs and associated travel expenses.
• Eleven Federal Holidays plus three weeks of PTO / vacation / sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month.
• Employee Assistance Program : Counseling / legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Adapt Forwards Veteran / Disability Affirmative Action Plan narrative section is available for inspection upon request during normal business hours at the Human Resources office and may be requested by contacting Human Resources at

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Computer Science,Active Directory,Computer information Technology,PowerShell,OS,Windows,Database,SCCM,Linux,SAN,Troubleshoot,Backup,Setup,Technical Support,UNIX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1