HEPCO Inc. is currently seeking skilled System Administrators to join our clients team, contingent on the award of associated work to the HEPCO team. This position offers the opportunity to support the US Navy in Newport, Rhode Island.

• Install and integrate updates, fixes, and enhancements of hardware, operating systems, databases, and application software.
• Manage computer accounts, privileges, and access to systems and equipment.
• Configure, monitor, and maintain Storage Area Network (SAN) hardware.
• Manage system assets, including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, recoverability, and backups.
• Monitor and perform maintenance analysis and diagnostics for accredited systems.
• Ensure systems availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency, and maintain systems configuration.
• Provide systems engineering and technical support for the establishment, test, upgrade, and operational support of systems, network, workstations, and support equipment hardware and software.
• Provide system engineering disciplines that incorporate total system development, requirements management, technical planning, technical risk management, technical controls, and monitoring and providing technical reviews.
• Conduct information assurance (IA) analysis and make recommendations on IA tools, processes, and procedures to enhance the security of individual platforms, systems, or networks.
• Use Security and Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to implement security settings and resolve any hardware and software interface and interoperability issues that occur during the implementation.

Experience Requirements: Mid-level candidates:

• Three (3) to ten (10) years of relevant experience providing systems administration support to DoD contracts. Navy-specific experience is preferred but not required.
• Expert knowledge in either Red Hat Enterprise or Windows Servers.

Senior candidates:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience providing systems administration support to DoD contracts. Navy-specific experience is preferred but not required.
• Expert knowledge in either Red Hat Enterprise or Windows Servers.

All candidates should have experience with some of the following:

• Operating Systems (OS) & associated applications: UNIX, MS Windows, MS Internet Information Server (IIS), X Windows, Citrix, Secure Files Transfer Protocol (FTP), VMware and Virtual Desktop, ESXI (Virtual), LINUX, Red Hat, Apache, Tomcat.
• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access.
• Products & tools: Argent, MS Project, MS Office Suite, MS System Center Suite, Visio, Adobe, STIGs.

Educational Requirements: Mid-level candidates:

• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA).
• One of the following professional certifications: Linux+; Security+; GSEC; or SSCP.
• MCSA Windows 10 certification is desired.

Senior candidates:

• Master's degree (MS/MA).
• One of the following professional certifications: Linux+; CISSP; or CASP.
• MCSA Windows 10 certification is desired.

Security Requirements:

• Secret Clearance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.