System Administrator

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War.

As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a System Administrator to join our team.

As a Systems Administrator your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Provide cybersecurity-focused systems administration, sustainment, and technical support for the flight's Windows- and Linux-based data-processing, software-development, test-support, and mission-information environments.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, secure, patch, upgrade, and document servers, workstations, virtualized environments, storage, network services, and associated applications.
• Perform system configuration; Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance and security hardening; account, privilege, and access management; vulnerability scanning and remediation; configuration and change management; backup and recovery; audit-log review; incident-response support; and maintenance of cybersecurity and system documentation.
• Provide systems-administration and cybersecurity support for Automation/Artificial Intelligence (A/AI) and Modeling and Simulation (ModSim) systems supporting the Seeker and Sensor open-air test mission. This includes standalone large language model (LLM) capabilities in air-gapped environments; GPU-accelerated computing resources; containerized applications; software libraries; automated workflows; test-support applications; and data pipelines.
• Perform all work in accordance with applicable Department of War cybersecurity requirements, Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls, applicable security implementation guidance (including JSIG), configuration-management procedures, and secure DevSecOps practices.
• Install new or rebuild existing servers (both physical and virtual) and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, and storage in Windows and Linux environments.
• Participate in the end-to-end process of obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) and the activities required to maintain that authority.
• Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs tailored through the RMF; identify tactics, techniques, and procedures used by malicious actors and recommend remediation strategies.
• Apply information security policies, methods, standards, FISMA, and NIST standards and practices to organizational information systems.
• Perform all functional duties independently in a fast-paced environment and take responsibility for identifying, organizing, coordinating, and executing necessary tasks leading to successful accomplishment of assigned duties.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Over 3 years of systems administration experience.
• Supporting Windows and Linux environments.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field. Degree requirements may be substituted with an applicable Associate's degree and additional years of relevant experience.
• Must have a DoW 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification certification (i.e., Security +).
• Strong experience with Windows Server (2012/2016/2019/2022) and Windows 10/11 administration.
• Demonstrated experience with STIG compliance, security controls implementation, and security incident handling per JSIG.
• Experience supporting RMF processes and ATO maintenance.
• Must hold an Active Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Department of War (D0W) Enterprise Networks.
• Strong understanding of DoW Cybersecurity and Information Assurance processes; experience with secure DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with virtualization technologies, containerized applications, GPU-accelerated computing resources, and modern system monitoring tools; familiarity with Automation/AI (A/AI), Modeling and Simulation (ModSim), or large language model (LLM) systems in air-gapped environments.
• Schedule: M-F; 8-5
• Work Location: Onsite
• Travel: 0%-10%
• Relocation Assistance Available: No
• Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
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Benefits

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.