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VR / Patching Support Specialist
Job Title: VR / Patching Support Specialist
Clearance Required: Top Secret or Secret
Location(s): Adelphi, MD (Onsite)
Education: MS degree or BS degree with 2 additional years of experience
Experience: 10 years
Certifications: DoDI 8750 and 8140 compliant; CompTIA Security CE or CompTIA Server CE; Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), MCSA, MAC OS, or MCP
Position Overview:
This position encompasses leadership over multiple functional areas including Enterprise Systems Administration & Storage, Endpoint Configuration Management, MECM, VR/Patching, and platform-specific (Windows, Linux, MAC) systems administration. The Systems Administration & Endpoint Functional Manager is responsible for directing staff, managing projects, and ensuring systems align with long-term operational and security requirements. The role supports ARLEN and CARLEN networks under the and interfaces with leadership to address requirements, risks, and performance standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Kwaan Bear Technology (KBT), is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. KBT is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KBT are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KBT will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
VR / Patching Support Specialist
Job Title: VR / Patching Support Specialist
Clearance Required: Top Secret or Secret
Location(s): Adelphi, MD (Onsite)
Education: MS degree or BS degree with 2 additional years of experience
Experience: 10 years
Certifications: DoDI 8750 and 8140 compliant; CompTIA Security CE or CompTIA Server CE; Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), MCSA, MAC OS, or MCP
Position Overview:
This position encompasses leadership over multiple functional areas including Enterprise Systems Administration & Storage, Endpoint Configuration Management, MECM, VR/Patching, and platform-specific (Windows, Linux, MAC) systems administration. The Systems Administration & Endpoint Functional Manager is responsible for directing staff, managing projects, and ensuring systems align with long-term operational and security requirements. The role supports ARLEN and CARLEN networks under the and interfaces with leadership to address requirements, risks, and performance standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee all system administration functions across multiple platforms and technologies.
- Assign and supervise personnel on various IT systems administration projects.
- Ensure installation, configuration, maintenance, and integrity of enterprise systems.
- Implement system upgrades and enhancements to improve performance and reliability.
- Coordinate endpoint configuration and MECM management across organizational networks.
- Lead local quality control and performance management for ARLEN and CARLEN computing environments.
- Collaborate with ARL IT leadership to align contract activities and manage system risks.
- Support patch management, vulnerability remediation (VR), and backup and restore operations.
- Ensure compliance with STIGs, DoD IT security policies, and operational standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve advanced systems administration issues in complex environments.
- Strong leadership experience in managing large systems administration teams and projects.
- Expertise with Windows Server, MECM, RHEL, RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor, KVM, and Puppet.
- Advanced scripting skills using PowerShell and automation tools.
- Experience with WSUS, patching, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks.
- Familiarity with MAC OS and Linux systems administration (including backup and restore operations).
Kwaan Bear Technology (KBT), is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. KBT is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KBT are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KBT will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.