Mid-level Vulnerability & Patch Management Engineer

Position: - Mid-level Vulnerability & Patch Management Engineer

Location: - Washington, DC, US

Job description

• The Client is looking for a Mid-level Vulnerability & Patch Management Engineer to support our government customer located in Washington, DC. This position is 100% on site.
• ***Selected candidate is eligible for a one-time sign on bonus of $4,000.00***

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for supporting the personnel, applications, and appliances employed to maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements to include but not limited to extensive engineering of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Installing, configuring and tuning operations systems, third party applications and operating system security patches.
• Troubleshooting operating systems, applications, and databases.
• Working with systems hosted in a complex, multi-layers network.
• Cybersecurity control implementation, IT infrastructure management, resource monitoring and alerting.
• Working with SAN, Enterprise backup solutions and fault tolerant technologies
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED DEGREE/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field or four to seven (4-7) years of experience in the information technology field.
• Must be IAT or IAM level III certified (CASP, CCNP, CISA, CISM, CISSP)

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Working knowledge of multi-platform engineering, planning, coordinating, and executing patch management operations, creating baselines, and configuring hardened systems
• Strong experience with centrally managed Linux and Window systems patched through automated processes or in some cases manually if required to bring the systems into compliance.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
• Ability to work closely with and clearly articulate to the customer and technical team leads the scope of solutions and remediation plans.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable with most aspects of operating system administration; for example, system installation and configuration, fundamentals of security, installing third party software.
• Understands end-user operating systems, server operating systems, virtualization, and middleware.
• Familiarity with fundamental networking/distributed computing environment concepts; understand basic routing concepts.
• Ability to write scripts in some administrative language (TK, Perl, VBScript, PowerShell, etc.)
• Knowledge of cybersecurity control implementation, IT infrastructure management, resource monitoring and alerting.
• Knowledgeable with SAN, Enterprise Backup solutions and fault tolerant technologies.

REQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE:

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must have an active Top-Secret clearance.
• The Client is a fast-growing government service provider. Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible full-time employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.
• We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and veterans. We are proud to state that we do not illegally discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected categories. If you are a person with a disability and you need an accommodation during the application process, please click here to request accommodation. We E-Verify all employees
• "EOE, including Disability/Vets" OR "Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans"
• The Client is comprised of industry-recognized government service firms designated as Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)-owned and 8(a) certified businesses. The client includes Ke`aki Technologies, Laulima Government Solutions, K pono Government Services, and K pili Services, Po`okela Solutions, K kaha Solutions, LLC, and Pololei Solutions, LLC. Client activities principally benefit the youth of Hawaii through charitable efforts which includes providing innovative educational programs that combine leadership, science & technology, and environmental stewardship.
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