DevSecOps System Administrator - Secret Clearance

VMD Corp•Arlington, VA

42d•Hybrid

About The Position

VMD has an exciting opportunity for you to join as a DevSecOps System Administrator to be part of highly talented teams working within a SAFe-framework that supports the operation, maintenance, design and development of internal and public-facing web or mobile applications for the Department of State out of our Ballston, VA office. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to perform system administration to ensure system updates and compliance, maintain an accurate device inventory and ensure the readiness of assigned customer equipment, perform patching activities across applicable environments and servers, manage and coordinate server requests, including provisioning, configuration, access, and environment-related changes, perform program-specific domain password resets and account-related administrative requests, troubleshoot server, application environment, connectivity, and configuration issues, coordinate with infrastructure teams for server-level issues requiring additional support, maintain server and environment documentation, configuration information, and operational procedures, support system and application environment readiness for Quality Assurance (QA) testing and releases, and assist with functional, regression, smoke, and accessibility testing as needed, and support automation of routine administration tasks and application deployment processes.

Requirements

At least two years of hands-on experience supporting Windows servers and workstations
Experience working in a process-oriented environment using Agile and DevSecOps practices
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Minimum of 2 years of overall experience
Minimum of 2 years of specific experience in the field
Interim Secret clearance required
US Citizen

Nice To Haves

Linux experience
Experience with server configuration, patching, software installation, user support, troubleshooting, and system maintenance
Working knowledge of firewalls and general network troubleshooting
Experience conducting QA testing (functional, regression, smoke, accessibility, etc.)
Experience using PowerShell, Ansible, or similar tools to automate system administration and configuration tasks
Experience supporting IIS, HTTPS/TLS, web services, and application environments
Familiarity with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure, including basic administration of virtual machines, storage, networking, and identity/access controls
Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
Experience with system hardening, vulnerability remediation, security patching, endpoint security, access controls, and security best practices
Experience using system monitoring, logging, or alerting tools to identify and troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues
Basic experience with backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and system recovery procedures
Understanding of change management processes
Department of State or Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) / Diplomatic Technology (DT) experience

Responsibilities

Perform system administration to ensure system updates and compliance
Maintain an accurate device inventory and ensure the readiness of assigned customer equipment
Perform patching activities across applicable environments and servers
Manage and coordinate server requests, including provisioning, configuration, access, and environment-related changes
Perform program-specific domain password resets and account-related administrative requests
Troubleshoot server, application environment, connectivity, and configuration issues
Coordinate with infrastructure teams for server-level issues requiring additional support
Maintain server and environment documentation, configuration information, and operational procedures
Support system and application environment readiness for Quality Assurance (QA) testing and releases, and assist with functional, regression, smoke, and accessibility testing as needed
Support automation of routine administration tasks and application deployment processes