Our NORAD Operations Group

Selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division for Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) of critical mission systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), we support the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II).

Since 2020, through the (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II), has provided:

• Operations, maintenance, and Sustainment of current and legacy systems for the surveillance and cataloging of manmade objects in space.

• Mitigation of orbital conflicts.

• Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems for threat activities.

• Operations and maintenance of classified communications.

• Software development and integration.

NISSC II supports the classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability and legacy space C2 systems located at:

• Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado

• Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado

• Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

• Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

• Numerous sensor and forward operator sites around the world

Description of Duties:

The System Administrator supports North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). The candidate will:

• Implements/maintains various technical systems and serves as an Provides guidance, direction, and training to others in the group.

• Serves as a backup to the lead computer systems administrator.

• Builds and/or debugs complicated hardware and software to correct difficult problems using technically advanced problem-solving skills.

• Develops and implements system documentation and operating procedures. Identifies and corrects processing anomalies.

• Operates, monitors, identifies, reports, coordinates, and documents abnormalities for Space Defense Operation Center (SPADOC)/Space Predictive Effects Analysis Results Reporting (SPEARR) systems, servers, clients, and peripheral devices following operating instructions.

• Will receive training as a Space Program Analyst.

• Performs scheduled and unscheduled Initial Program loads (IPLs) and system failovers.

• Coordinates with system lead subject matter experts (SMEs), maintenance personnel, and System Center/Job Control on repair actions/status.

• Performs scheduled recovery and backup system tasks, creates output products, and disseminates as requested.

• Responds to failures and anomalies and ensure facility security by utilizing established procedures.

• Assists in training of apprentice personnel, coordinates and schedules system upgrades, and maintenance.

The successful candidate will:

• Must know the difference between virtual machine and Remote Desktop.

• Must be capable of supporting the CMSFS 24x7x365 environment independently as they may work alone.

This position will be filled and work onsite at USSF Base Vandenberg, Lompoc California

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

• Clearance: Top Secret with SCI eligibility

• IAT Level II Certification (CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)

• 2 or more years of direct experience.

• 3 years of general work history.

• Experience with system administration of Microsoft Windows operating systems (OS) administration and associated hardware.

• Experience with Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies.

Desired Requirements:

• Have the VMware Certified Professional (VCP)/VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certificate.

• Experience with Cyber and Space Operations.

• Have basic experience with and system administration of Red Hat Enterprise or Linux environments.

• Experience with basic Windows System Administration or Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC) or space situational analysis or space orbital analysis.

This position is expected to pay $90,000 - $105,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

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The position for which you are applying requires a US Department of Defense security clearance. This is to advise you that if you possess dual citizenship (i.e., a citizen of the US and another country), to be granted a clearance, you will be required to relinquish your citizenship in the foreign country.