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Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment, including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. Nightwing is seeking a Sr. Linux Systems Administrator to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Job Responsibilities:

Managerial:

ServiceNow Ticket Distribution

Assign to the proper team member of PIE the tickets that NOC assigns for incidents

Re-assign tickets that are not correctly assigned

Work with NOC Chief to validate the correct priority of tickets

Follow up on tickets that have been around the queue for a long period

Weekly CMDA updates

Prepare the weeks high and critical incidents as well as advisories for weekly meeting

Support other ARTs and sections with PIE resources

Discuss with and assign team members to support PI tasks

Work with other sections for support on joint applications and OS’s

Work with PIE PM/PPM when issues arise and assign the correct folks to tasks

Maintain onboarding

AIS2 onboarding has a high priority and very visible

Make sure AIS2 tickets are completed

Make sure training takes place within the team for others to assist

LRA Onboarding

LRA requires diligent onboarding tasks to be completed.

Assign LRA and new team members to be trained with onboarding

Personnel

Maintain timecards for PIE folks

Make sure PIE folks are staying up with their training requirements

Assist PIE folks with issues pertaining to both RTX and DHS

Council and support personnel with job requirements/training

Technical:

Linux Systems Administrator applies current technologies to the design, development, evaluation and integration of computer information systems and networks to maintain system security.

Works with commercial computer product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure COTS applications, operating systems, networks and database products and technology.

Provides security engineering and integration services to internal customers.

Involved in a wide range of issues including secure architectures, secure electronic data traffic, network security, information security and privacy.

Develops security systems for any manual or automated systems environments.

Responsible for ensuring the protection of company data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, or unauthorized modification.

This position requires shift work with possible nights and weekends.

Required Skills:

Must be a U.S. citizen

Must have a current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Must be able to obtain DHS suitability prior to starting employment.

Knowledge of Red Hat version 6 or 7(rhel6/rhel7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer and maintain

Skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)

Proficiency with configuration management using Ansible or Puppet

Kernel infrastructure understanding in a Linux environment

Experience analyzing and evaluating the security of new and existing IT systems and the procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction

Experience analyzing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information technology and security controls that are in place.

Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services.

Experience evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.

Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.

Desired Skills

Experience with Apache web server configuration and management

Management, deployment and troubleshooting of Java and Tomcat applications

Experience and/or familiarity with the following network protection devices: Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis

Apache/TomCat/NGINX

Satellite Server

Nagios

Kerberos/LDAP

SSL

IDM/Free IPA

Sourcefire

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education

Desired Certifications:

•Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

•Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Syndeo: 3413

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.