SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Apogee is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Systems Administrator located in Omaha, NE in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) program and B-21 SPO. Why work with us?  Apogee Engineering, LLC provides research, engineering, operations, software, cyber, intel, training, technical services, and financial and administrative expertise across various DOD and Federal Civilian customers. Our company was founded on the commitment to making a positive difference for our customers and our people. Apogee’s culture is infused with integrity and a passion for excellence, which has propelled us into the ranks of an elite small business company. Apogee is known for an unwavering dedication to our client's success, a warm and employee-centric work environment, and an enthusiasm to provide the right solution at the right time. What you will be doing: * Manage, maintain, support, and optimize three client-server systems in a classified environment. Use effective analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to resolve issues and inform leadership on health, growth, status, and potential issues for all three systems * The system administrator will also work closely with both STRATCOM and STRATCOM-supported personnel and contractors to maintain and optimize on all three systems. * Provides analytical and technical security recommendations to other team members, oversight boards, and clients * Identifies requirements, based on need or as the result of a security issue that puts the organization's systems at risk * Meets with clients and management to help specify and negotiate application security requirements, reviews current policies and procedures for applicability, and system OS security patch levels, and ensures safe transition of applications to production * Develop, debug, test, and support the certification process * Create, maintain, and document security baselines * Evaluate and recommend secure remote configurations * Liaison with the Enterprise Architect, WAN, LAN, and Enterprise Management Teams to effectively communicate and architect security solutions * Develops documentation to support ongoing security systems operations, maintenance, and specific problem resolution * Works with and coordinates appropriate IT staff to implement solutions that will meet or exceed customer expectations * Provide risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents, and change requests * Functions as technical lead during a security incident response * Ensure that the design of hardware, operating systems, and software applications adequately address security requirements for the Computing Environment (CE) including testing cybersecurity mitigations * Development and production of RMF documentation for Secret, Top Secret, and JWICS networks * Conduct network and system security audits, evaluate how well the system conforms to a set of established criteria * Analyze policies for effectiveness, make suggestions on security policy improvements, and work to enhance methodology material * Document findings, write security reports, and discuss solutions with IT teams and management * Perform security and technical assessments on new technologies and generate Best Practices for implementations of new technologies * Establish and sustain information security assurance processes that satisfy complex system-wide requirements Minimum Experience: Citizenship: Must be a US citizen Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a TS w/SCI and SAP eligibility Certifications: Possess an 8570 Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II certification. (Security+, GSEC, etc) Education: High School Diploma Years of experience: 20 years of related experience, 8 of which supporting the DoD of a technical nature in systems administration, requirements, system security analysis, and mediation including: * Extensive Linux knowledge/experience  * Experience with one or more programming/scripting languages * System administration hardware, and software configuration/management for Microsoft Office and Red Hat Linux environments * Strong knowledge of database practices, database organization, operations, and objectives * System knowledge of Cisco or other switch configurations and management Preferred Experience: Education and Experience: * Master’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years supporting the DoD * Bachelor’s degree and at least 15 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years supporting the DoD * Experience supporting USSTRATCOM weapon systems and/or capabilities (desired) * Preferred Experience with MS Active Directory, RH Management program, MS Windows, and RHEL 7/8 operating systems * System knowledge of Cisco or other switch configurations and management * *   Benefits: * Apogee offers two medical plans, a high deductible health plan with an HRA and a traditional POS plan with co-pays, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, PTO, paid holidays, parental, military, and jury duty paid leaves. Regular part-time employees scheduled for twenty-four or more hours per work week are eligible for benefits on a pro-rated basis.