System Administrator

System Administrator - Norfolk, VA

Company: Yakshna Solutions, Inc. (YSI) – a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman‑owned, small‑business enterprise headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to corporate and government clients.

Position: Full‑time, onsite office

Clearance: Secret

Benefits – 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, paid time off, training, professional development assistance.

Responsibilities
:

• Network Infrastructure
  • Computer networking concepts, protocols, and security methodologies
  • LAN/WAN architecture and pathways
  • Bandwidth management principles and techniques
  • Network traffic flow (TCP/IP and OSI model)
  • Performance tuning tools and techniques
  • Remote access technologies
  • VPN security
  • Network protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, directory services)
  • Common network tools (ping, trace route, nslookup)
  • File system implementations (NTFS, FAT, EXT)
  • Virtualization technologies and virtual‑machine management
• Security Expertise
  • IT security principles and methods (firewalls, DMZs, encryption)
  • Network security architecture concepts
  • Cybersecurity principles, threats, and vulnerabilities
  • National and international cybersecurity laws, regulations, and policies
  • IT user security policies (account management, access control)
  • Data security standards (PII, PCI, PHI)
  • Operating‑system hardening techniques
  • Software protection tools (firewalls, antivirus, antispyware)
  • Transmission technologies and jamming techniques (Bluetooth, RFID, IR, Wi‑Fi)
• System Administration
  • Server and client operating systems
  • Systems administration concepts and best practices
  • Enterprise IT architecture
  • Diagnostic tools and fault identification
  • Command‑line tools (ipconfig, netstat, dir, nbtstat)
  • Maintenance procedures (cleaning, disk checks, reboots, backups)
• Cloud Computing
  • Service models (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)
  • Deployment models (private, public, hybrid)
  • Cloud security strategy and architecture
  • Migration between cloud service models

Required Qualifications
:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field
• 4+ years of system management experience
• Accumulation of qualifying experience (categories may be concurrent)
• Secret clearance required

US Citizenship required.
No C2C‑W‑2 only
.

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.

To apply, e‑mail your résumé or referrals to