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Title: System Admin II

Location: Boulder, CO

Terms: Full-time

Clearance: US Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Travel: 0–10%

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Position Overview: RIVA Solutions is seeking a System Administrator II to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NEITS program. This role will provide operational security support to NOAA’s N-Wave program security team. Support responsibilities span vulnerability scanning, remediation, risk acceptance, incident response, and attack surface management. The position requires collaboration with IT Security Specialists, Systems Engineers, and Network Engineers.

Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with N-Wave engineers to process vulnerability scanning tickets, ensuring mitigations and risk acceptances are accurate, justified, and tracked for compliance.
• Configuring, executing, and analyzing vulnerability scans across diverse device groups to meet compliance requirements.
• Developing and refining dashboards and reporting mechanisms in vulnerability management software, ensuring actionable insights are communicated to the N-Wave Security Program Manager.
• Monitoring higher-level directives and policies (e.g., DHS BODs, Executive Directives, NOAA ITSM, DOC ITSBP) and aligning N-Wave procedures accordingly.
• Responding to Service Discrepancy alerts by working with engineers to adjust service exposure and maintain accurate documentation.
• Investigating Undocumented Node alerts to ensure all network assets are identified, validated, and documented.
• Overseeing RBAC changes, node KVP reports, and other system notifications to maintain visibility into security-related configurations.
• Advising the N-Wave ISSO on significant developments involving GlobalNOC security tools.
• Responding to incidents via NOAA’s NIRRA system and the Security Operations Center (SOC) to ensure timely and appropriate action.
• Processing DHS Cyber Hygiene scans and IP attribution requests to minimize the attack surface for all N-Wave customers.
• Coordinating with OCIO and responding to security-related communications in partnership with the N-Wave ISSO.
• Conducting reconnaissance, scanning, and penetration testing activities to identify vulnerabilities in N-Wave security architecture and recommend improvements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in a technical field
• 2–4 years of related IT experience
• Expertise with network and systems administration
• Expertise in core protocols and concepts (TCP, UDP, NAT, DNS, DHCP, SSL, SSH)
• Proficiency in terminal/command-line operations (Linux/Unix/MacOS/Juniper/Cisco)
• Familiarity with FISMA and NIST standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting NOAA or other mission-driven federal scientific agencies
• Relevant certifications

Salary: Up to $100,000 (based on experience)

RIVA Benefits:

• Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Benefits / 401K with company matching
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long- and short-term disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex
• Additional Workplace Benefits

RIVA Solutions 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, veteran status, or any protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email [email protected]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.