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SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Network Management and Design 10+ yrs of Experience TSSCI wPoly clearance is required SB 185221


Job Location:

Fort Meade, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: K 179 - 230
Experience Required: 6-10years
Posted: 26 September 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 24 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

System Administrator - Network Management and Design - 10 yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a System Administrator with Linux and Windows Network Administration experience to join our team.

Location: Fort Meade MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 179K-230K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to location the individuals particular combination of education knowledge skills competencies and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Capabilities

SAS requires a CITE Facility Administrator to execute spanning five key disciplines:


  • Network Management
  • Network Design/Architecture
  • Network Systems Engineering
  • Network Installation/Maintenance
  • Information Systems Security Engineering


SAS requires experienced Network Managers/Administrators with Radio Frequency systems and components familiarity who are capable of reliably executing the following responsibilities:

  • Consult and coordinate with external organizations to resolve network system server or other development and test infrastructure issues
  • Identify and select IT products tools services and infrastructure components for development systems
  • Strategize/design/select architectures and procedures required to solve complex infrastructure problems
  • Develop/contribute to/evaluate technical proposals for changes to CITE facility networks
  • Install and customize as necessary HW and/or SW components into development and test infrastructure computer systems and networks
  • Maintain computer system and network HW or SW including UPS network
  • Manage monitor and control networks
  • Troubleshoot networks computers and peripheral devices to isolate causes of failures/issues
  • Conduct site surveys for IT installations
  • Validate testing and quality assurance of development and test infrastructure systems
  • Analyze infrastructure problems to determine technical solutions
  • Identify new and existing products technologies and/or architectures to solve design development and test problems
  • Perform high-level design specifying system and component performance and interface requirements
  • Translate conceptual designs into technical specifications
  • Install test troubleshoot repair maintain configure and improve development and test infrastructure equipment
  • Perform all life cycle support: HW SW firmware and configuration upgrades or modifications to currently installed development and test infrastructure equipment
  • Effect repair and modification of HW components to include micro-soldering to replace components repair traces to keep systems/devices in operating condition and facilitate reverse engineering efforts


Requirements
Required Skills

  • Linux and Windows Network Administration experience
  • Understanding the architecture/topology of SW/HW/networks including WANs/CANs/LANs telecommunication systems their components and associated protocols and standards
  • Configuring managing and sustaining development and testing network infrastructure and computer systems
  • Comprehension of the theory design and implementation of network architectures
  • Applying concepts principles theories and methods for designing development evaluating testing and securing development and testing infrastructure networks
  • Monitoring and maintaining applications within an IT environment
  • Expertise in the concepts principles theories and methods for network connectivity (e.g. routing switching and IP addressing)
  • Maintaining awareness of new emerging and evolving technology tools and trends applicable to mobile/RF development and testing infrastructure networks requirements
  • Knowledge of the concepts principles and theories of telecommunications including their components and associated protocols and standards and how they integrate with one another (e.g. transmissions switching routing management)
  • Experience in the design implementation and operation of telecommunications systems
  • Familiarity with the specifications uses and types of security hardware and software options
  • Understanding of the concepts and principles of computer security
  • Using the principles and key elements of Configuration Management to plan manage or document the implementation modification or integration of systems
  • Implementing configuring and sustaining computer/network security solutions (e.g. encryption firewalls anti-virus rule sets and intrusion detection/prevention systems)
  • Planning coordinating and administering the installation testing operating troubleshooting and maintenance of hardware and software systems
  • Maintaining systems inventory non-attributable systems matrix and rack/elevation/room drawings
  • Implementing safety protocols

Qualifications

  • 10 years of experience with a Bachelors Degree
  • 15 years of experience without a Bachelors Degree


Benefits


CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

  • Three available medical plans2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
  • Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25000
  • CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program

Dental Plan

  • Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

  • Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

10% contribution paid by the company automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance AD&D Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

20 Paid Time Off Days

6 Federal Holidays

5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor.





Required Skills:

Required Skills Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept Development Production Utilization Support and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel government overseers and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity quality and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition Requirements Analysis Architectural Design Implementation Integration Verification Transition Validation Operation Maintenance and Disposal; Project Process Area - Project Planning Project Assessment and Control Decision Management Risk Management Configuration Management Information Management and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management Infrastructure Management Lifecycle Model Management Human Resource Management and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply. A Bachelors degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience OR A High School Diploma or GED plus ten (10) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR A Masters degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience. Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics Biomedical Chemical Civil Computer Electrical Environmental Mechanical Nuclear Software Systems and Engineering Management. Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry Computer Science Information Systems Mathematics and Physics