Systems / Network Administrator - Military Veterans

The Mission Concepts & Capabilitis (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking to hire an energetic, experienced Systems / Network Administrator T Systems Administrator to work alongside our government customers at the Naval Research Laboratory. In this contingent position, the successful candidate will be supporting infrastructure and networked technologies while ensuring our customer’s networked technologies are maintained and fully compliant, meeting all applicable security and configuration requirements. This contingent position, expected to start late summer or early fall 2024, will support the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory on-site in the National Capital Region, from ARA facilities, and via telecommuting when approved.

The successful candidate will:

• Support infrastructure and networked technologies




• Track and document IAVA/IAVB compliance with the base’s Cybersecurity Office




• Implement and administer network management solutions

Required Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of recent and relevant work experience




• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field




• TS clearance with SCI eligibility




• Relevant experience in the R&D information technology field




• Configuration management and network administration experience




• Experience managing Windows or Unix operating systems in LAN/WAN environments

At the discretion of the Government, specialized experience may be substituted in lieu of specific educational requirements.

Desired Qualifications:

• Cyber vulnerability management experience




• 8+ years of relevant experience




• Experience working on Office of Naval Research and/or NRL-funded programs