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M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

System Administrator 4

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChantilly, VA, USA$125.1k - $172k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree and 7 or more years of progressive experience, or an Associate's degree and 10 or more years, or a high school diploma or equivalent and 12 or more years.
  • Experience triaging and resolving system problems, analyzing system data to prevent problems, implementing new workstations, and implementing system extensions.
  • At least 2 years of experience programming or administering Physical Access Control Systems.
  • Previous experience effectively managing small teams.
  • Understanding of Windows patching and vulnerability remediation.
  • Advanced knowledge of Windows Active Directory hierarchy and implementation.
  • Basic knowledge of large-scale networking, VLANs, and routing.
  • Reliable attendance at the customer site during the customer's required work hours.
  • Ability to work flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
  • At least a Security+ certification, CASP, or CISSP certification.
  • Background working with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to obtain a polygraph; active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
  • Ability to travel up to 10% annually to CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage physical security system support to meet service level agreements.
  • Configure and manage Windows operating systems and install or load operating-system software.
  • Set up desktop hardware and operating systems, load imaging software, and update antivirus software.
  • Analyze security system infrastructure performance and recommend improvements.
  • Troubleshoot and maintain system integrity, configure components, and implement operating-system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
  • Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.
  • Perform IAVA updates and patching to ensure compliance with Information Assurance standards.
  • Apply Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to Windows-based operating systems, including servers and workstations.
  • Implement and maintain enterprise Windows Active Directory architectures.
  • Perform daily operations, including Active Directory management and monitoring and reviewing system logs.
  • Configure and maintain virtual hypervisors, including VMware and Hypervisor.
  • Deploy, configure, and maintain Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platforms, including Citrix XenDesktop.
  • Install, configure, and maintain third-party applications.
  • Install, configure, and maintain highly available SQL database engines.
  • Deploy and maintain storage platforms similar to Dell EqualLogic and Dell PowerVault.
  • Analyze future deployment requirements and recommend the IT infrastructure, including the hardware and software needed to fulfill those requirements.
  • Perform root-cause analysis on significant issues across all tiers of support.
  • Perform preventive maintenance, including system backups, error-log reviews, database-size analysis, and integrity checks.
  • Develop system and application implementation plans, including testing procedures, to ensure operational reliability.
  • Stay current with technological developments and recommend ways to use new and emerging technology.
  • Create technical documentation, such as standard operating procedures and as-builts, for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Train system users and other system-support personnel as needed.
  • Perform duties with minimal direct supervision.
  • Monitor, maintain, and test Physical Access Control, CCTV, PSIM, and other electronic security systems.
  • Support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems for endpoint devices.
  • Provide Tier 2 escalation problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution, and communicate status to agency management and internal customers.
  • Provide onsite support at a single work location in the Washington, D.C. area.

Desired Qualifications

  • Proficiency with ACAS and HBSS and mitigation strategies.
  • Experience assessing, mitigating, and closing network vulnerabilities and managing vulnerabilities with eMASS.
  • Experience applying STIGs to servers, databases, applications, and other hardware using Security Readiness Review tools, scripts, and ACAS.
  • Understanding of the DoD Risk Management Framework lifecycle and implementation of NIST 800-53 controls.
  • Awareness of NIST Special Publication 800-82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems Security, and UFC 4-010-06, Unified Facilities Criteria Cybersecurity of Facility.

About the Company

M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains integrated cyber-physical systems for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, and large enterprises. Its work spans electrical power, security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual, and IT systems, all coordinated through management platforms that support long-term operation and sustainability. The company works end-to-end: it engineers solutions, installs them, and then runs and maintains them to ensure continuous, secure, and resilient performance. What sets it apart is its ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey technology and infrastructure services for critical environments—combining physical systems with digital management to create secure, automated facilities. The goal is to deliver automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems and the platforms needed to manage them over the long term.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Tysons, VA
Founded
1949

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