Jobs at Applied Research Solutions

Provides systems engineering support for Air Force acquisition, development, sustainment, modernization, and training programs. Responsibilities include requirements development, OSS&E analysis, configuration management, technical reviews, lifecycle and risk analysis, architecture development, test planning, training-system integration, certification, and technical documentation. The role coordinates with government, contractor, and external stakeholders and requires substantial DoD or USAF program experience.

Designs, deploys, administers, and integrates cloud-hosted and on-premise applications across Azure environments. Responsibilities include managing Azure Virtual Desktop, VMs, SaaS integrations, APIs, configurations, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, security compliance, and DevOps automation. The role also evaluates tools and process improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support reliable, scalable enterprise platforms.

Develop and edit compliant government proposals, technical narratives, management approaches, and solution descriptions. Research and synthesize complex technical information through SME interviews and written sources. Support AI and large language model integration by managing prompt libraries, workflows, content repositories, and process guidance. Ensure document quality, consistency, accuracy, and solicitation compliance while coordinating reviews and managing multiple deadlines.

Provides administrative, documentation, workflow, tasker, suspense, personnel, supply, budget, acquisition, awards, and inspection support for an Air Force air traffic systems branch. Maintains organizational knowledge, rosters, plans, procedures, and staff packages; coordinates meetings and approvals; analyzes manpower and resource information; supports continuous process improvement; and prepares reports and recommendations for government personnel. The role requires active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and on-site work at Hanscom AFB.

Designs, administers, automates, and enhances Azure Virtual Desktop environments in a classified government setting. Responsibilities include managing host pools and session hosts, creating Windows and Linux images, deploying applications, monitoring performance, troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues, applying security hardening, executing upgrades and patching, and supporting incident response, root-cause analysis, and capacity planning.

Conduct vulnerability scanning, triage, remediation validation, threat hunting, and security monitoring across Azure infrastructure and containerized workloads. Maintain secure baselines, integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, analyze Microsoft Sentinel alerts, and prepare vulnerability reports, dashboards, POA&M updates, and compliance artifacts. Collaborate with engineering and compliance teams to align cloud security with DoD RMF, NIST, CMMC, and FedRAMP-equivalent requirements.

Support cybersecurity governance, compliance, and security hardening for a DoD DevSecOps Azure cloud environment. Manage RMF, A&A, ATO, eMASS artifacts, CMMC, NIST, FedRAMP, and continuous monitoring requirements. Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability testing, audits, remediation, and threat-informed security activities. Collaborate with authorizing officials, government stakeholders, auditors, and engineering teams while developing policies, delivering briefings and training, and guiding secure technical decisions.

Provides academic, administrative, and program support for systems engineering distance-learning and resident programs. Manages student records, admissions, course offerings, thesis processing, academic evaluations, graduation administration, events, suspense calendars, public affairs reviews, travel processing, and communications among faculty, staff, students, and institutional partners. Requires strong organization, accurate documentation, academic systems proficiency, discretion, and coordination skills.

Manage financial operations for multiple government contracts, including funding and cost tracking, subcontractor invoice review, revenue and cost verification, monthly financial reporting, forecasting, purchase requisitions, expense processing, and contract modification updates. The role supports audits and coordinates with program management, contracts, accounting, subcontractors, and vendors to maintain accurate and timely financial information.

Manages company and government-regulated travel processes, including travel requests, expense authorizations, expense report reconciliation, cost tracking, travel statements, and budgeting support. Ensures compliance with GSA, Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulation, Federal Acquisition Regulations, company policies, and contract guidelines. Provides employee customer service, troubleshoots expense issues, and supports Finance and Accounting transactions.

Supports Air Force cybersecurity programs by installing and maintaining ACAS vulnerability-management tools, scheduling scans, analyzing vulnerabilities, and directing STIG-based hardening. Performs DoD compliance assessments, RMF and authorization documentation, incident reporting, root-cause analysis, corrective action planning, and POA&M maintenance. Collaborates with system administrators on remediation and supports ACAS server and database administration across classified networks.

Supports mission-critical enterprise network services by enforcing DISA STIGs, auditing network deployments, troubleshooting multi-vendor infrastructure, reviewing technical requirements, and automating compliance reviews and security reporting. Requires strong routing, switching, enterprise architecture, and network automation skills, along with an active CCNA, U.S. citizenship, active Secret clearance, and extensive DoD experience.

The Senior Program Scheduler coordinates Integrated Master Schedule activities across PMO disciplines, develops Gantt charts and network diagrams, supports acquisition planning and requirements development, and communicates schedule objectives, status, and risks to customers, project teams, and management. The role performs schedule analysis and corrective actions to support successful delivery of Air Force programs.

Manages data and records for a Department of the Air Force battle-network division, including metadata, knowledge management, CDRLs, configuration and change control, audits, databases, data standards, cybersecurity compliance, and SharePoint administration. Produces reports, tracking tools, file plans, and analytical findings while supporting acquisition documentation, records management, database performance, backup and recovery, and SharePoint users.

Provides comprehensive administrative and executive support to Air Force program leadership and contracting teams. Responsibilities include tracking taskers and suspense actions, maintaining records and contract files, managing calendars and personnel processing, coordinating meetings, administering SharePoint and collaboration resources, preparing correspondence and reports, supporting travel coordination, and maintaining inspection readiness. Requires extensive DoD experience, Air Force organizational knowledge, advanced Microsoft Office skills, and a current Secret clearance.

Provides senior-level HR and administrative support in a DoD environment, including personnel actions, research, documentation, briefings, meeting coordination, initiative tracking, policy dissemination, records maintenance, and executive staff support. The role requires onsite work at Hanscom AFB, Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and substantial Human Resources experience, including DoD experience.

Administer and secure AI platforms across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure OpenAI, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments. Manage identity, networking, governance, data flows, compliance controls, Kubernetes workloads, monitoring, quotas, token usage, and AI cost optimization. Provide operational support to developers, maintain documentation and compliance artifacts, and troubleshoot enterprise AI services in a CMMC Level 2 environment.

Provides senior acquisition and program management support for a Foreign Military Sales program across case planning, execution, documentation, financial and schedule management, logistics, sustainment, risk mitigation, and program reviews. Coordinates with government stakeholders, contractors, OEMs, and international partners; develops FMS documentation, integrated schedules, briefings, and status reports; and supports systems including DSAMS, SAMRS, and AFLCMC/WF-On Line.

Manage DoD acquisition programs across the full lifecycle for the Legacy Tanker program. Responsibilities include requirements development, acquisition documentation, schedule and risk management, program metrics, earned value analysis, funding tracking, stakeholder coordination, milestone preparation, technical reviews, and support for JCIDS, CRRA, IPTs, and acquisition reporting. The role requires extensive program management experience, DoD acquisition expertise, U.S. citizenship, and a TS/SCI clearance.

Provides administrative support for Air Force and DoD human resources programs, including military and civilian awards, recognition events, ATAAPS timekeeping, records maintenance, compliance reviews, reporting, and coordination with personnel, commanders, and leadership. Manages award packages, tracks submissions, resolves discrepancies, supports timecard questions and training, and maintains audit-ready documentation.