Senior Network Systems Administrator

Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

Position Summary, Job Requirements & Responsibilities

What We’re Looking For:

If you are experienced in network and system security administration, and think space is cool, then please keep reading! As a Senior Network Security Administrator, you’ll be responsible for independently running critical security scans, analyzing results, installing updates, and general support for our government customer. Working in this role, you’ll gain valuable experience working with cross functional teams in multiple departments while making a meaningful impact on Iridium’s ability to provide highly available and secure systems to the US government. You’ll be successful in this role if you enjoy learning and adapting to a fast-paced environment where you can use multiple skills to deliver high quality solutions.

This position requires an active/current Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).

What You’ll Do:

• Work independently to support day-to-day Iridium system and security integration, provide installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of servers and general computing resource hardware, including VMware infrastructure, and extensive Linux operating system knowledge
• Be accountable for monitoring and maintaining SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates
• Analyze data and draw appropriate conclusions pertaining to security criteria required to meet compliance with NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide), IAVA (Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts), and ACAS (Assured Compliance Assessment Solution)
• Conduct research on products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the cyber security industry, so you can recommend technologies, best practices, and provide knowledge-based recommendations to management

Experience & Education Requirements / EEO

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field OR equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree
• 8+ years of relevant experience in the system and security administration industry
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of data center infrastructure equipment including Infoblox DNS servers, NetApp storage, IP (Internet Protocol) switching, routers, load balancers and firewalls
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey security criteria, operational deficiencies to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Former military experience
• Experience working on mid-to-large scale government support and security contracts
• Proficiency in platforms such as Nessus, tape backups, logs aggregation, and IP traffic capture and analysis
• Strong knowledge and multi-year hands-on experience with IP communication protocols, such as the OSI Model
• Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS (Amazon Web Services), GCP (Google Cloud Platform), and Azure and cloud hosted solutions such as Splunk/ELK, and Riverbed
• Previous experience working in a telecommunications environment
• Experience working with NIST 800 enclave requirements, STIG, IAVA and ACAS

We’ll also need you to:

• Be on call, on an as-needed basis
• Be able to travel up to 1-3 weeks per year
• Be able to lift and carry normal 1 person lift rated equipment (30-50 lbs)
• Be a U.S. Citizen

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.  For in-person lab work, this position will need to be able stand, walk within the office and climb stairs on occasion.