Full-Time
Lab Manager 3
Technical Engagement Network
Solutions³
1-10 employees
Cybersecurity, ITOM, ITSM consulting and training
Compensation Overview
$94k - $112k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA
In Person
Onsite support is required.
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
Bachelor's
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- Must be a United States citizen.
- Must hold an active Secret clearance; Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information is preferred.
- Must be able to obtain Department of Homeland Security suitability before starting employment.
- Must have five or more years of directly relevant experience as a Linux systems administrator.
- Must have three or more years of experience administering Splunk Enterprise and log ingestion.
- Must have three or more years of experience with Ansible automation, including Ansible Core or Ansible Tower/Ansible Automation Platform.
- Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.
- Must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering, or a related degree; alternatively, a high school diploma and seven or more years of lab management or systems administration experience.
- DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II certification is required.
- Serve as a lead Linux systems administrator overseeing Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments across development, lab, and production systems.
- Perform large-scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, macOS, Linux/Unix, other operating systems, and virtual environments supporting the Technical Engagement Network infrastructure.
- Support the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment.
- Provide ongoing systems administration, technical support, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting services.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and workflows to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
- Configure, deploy, and maintain Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for large-scale provisioning, configuration management, and compliance enforcement.
- Administer and maintain Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud for system monitoring, security analytics, and operational intelligence.
- Implement and monitor security controls, including Security Technical Implementation Guide compliance, access management, and audit configurations for Linux and Splunk systems.
- Develop dashboards and alerts in Splunk for proactive system health, performance, and security event monitoring.
- Implement granular access control, monitor system performance and user accessibility, establish backups, and monitor system security.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex enterprise storage problems related to local- and wide-area storage and replication strategies, monitor storage-related network and system issues, and remediate them.
- Identify efficiencies in existing procedures with customer approval.
- Manage assigned project components to deliver services according to established objectives.
- Advise on and provide insight into the development of lab standard operating procedures and policies.
- Apply security concepts, theories, insights, tools, and methodologies to mitigate system weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
- Experience writing technical procedures and standard operating procedures.
- Experience with virtualization automation and optimization.
- Experience with multiple operating systems, including Linux/Unix, Windows, and macOS.
Solutions³ provides end-to-end cybersecurity, ITOM, and ITSM consulting and training, offering advisory services, training, and implementation based on ITIL, NIST, and CIS standards. It works through a people-process-technology lifecycle and partners with the DVMS Institute to create, protect, deliver, and verify trusted digital value using the Digital Value Management System and related accreditations. The company differentiates itself with a standards-driven, end-to-end approach and recognized accreditations (APMG International, UK NCSC/GCHQ, DHS/CISA), plus a collaborative method that yields clearly defined, executable projects aligned to client missions and risk. Its goal is to help organizations of any size manage digital risk, improve resiliency, and derive value from digital services through training, mentoring, and proven governance and implementation practices.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Wyckoff, New Jersey
Founded
2003
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Nine-intern 2026 cybersecurity program builds a low-cost recruiting funnel and future delivery capacity.
- Partnerships with Trinity, OpenText, and Secure64 broaden offerings and improve bid credibility.
- Current DHS, FBI, and Navy awards create references for higher-value federal task orders.
What critics are saying
- Federal contract dependence exposes revenue to recompetes, budget delays, and protest risk in 2026.
- Large primes can bundle training and compliance work, squeezing Solutions³ margins and win rates.
- If federal cybersecurity spending slows, Solutions³ loses its core growth engine and hiring pipeline.
What makes Solutions³ unique
- Solutions³ won DHS/CISA Federal Cyber Defense Skilling Academy training in 2026.
- Solutions³ earned FBI Cyber Division training award and Navy SeaPort NxG participation in 2026.
- Solutions³ is a CMMC RPO, aligning offerings with federal compliance demand.
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