Systems Administrator / IT Security Support Specialist

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Systems Administrator / IT Security Support Specialist to join our small but highly empowered team in Chantilly, VA.

You will provide System Administration and Accreditation support in a classified cloud environment.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work : Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values : Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership : we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company;

we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.

• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for :
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO / year + 10 holidays / year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross / Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success : We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit .

Responsibilities :

As a Systems Administrator / IT Security Support Specialist with MTSI you will focus on System Administration and Accreditation support projects in a classified cloud environment.

This position will be located in Chantilly, VA.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to :

• You will provide full life cycle RMF based Accreditation support.
• Configuring / use of customer mandated enterprise solutions (, Virus, Vulnerability, Audit, etc.).
• Continuous Monitoring of accredited assets.
• RHEL / Amazon Linux / MS Windows Operating System hardening () / operation, supporting migration to newly required OS versions ().

Qualifications :

• 2+ years of relevant years of experience.
• Experience working with Linux-based servers and systems.
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Requirements :

• Experience with AWS services (, S3).
• Experience with containerizing applications using Docker and deploying them to a container orchestration platform (, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Accumulo, Hbase, GeoMesa, or Databricks.
• Experience with Apache Kafka.
• Experience with GeoServer or Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (, Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana).
• Experience with CI / CD tools (, Helm, Harbor, ArgoCD, Jenkins).
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

Education Requirements :

in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Security, or related feild of study.

Certifications Requirements :

• DoD 8570 IAT level 3 (CompTIA Security+) compliant.
• AWS certification (, AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional), DESIRED.

Clearance Requirements :

• TS / SCI clearance with a current CI Polygraph.
30+ days ago