Advanced Systems Engineer

Description

The company is an IT services provider to the federal government, supplying people, skills, clearance levels and technology to organizations that want better performance and lasting change.

It has served more than 30 federal agencies and several commercial customers nationwide, and offers IT talent, data delivery and analytics, cyber security, cloud migration, applications and infrastructure, software development, and finance and accounting services.

The company is a small business with 15+ years of delivery experience, named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list in 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

This is an on-site role supporting a government contract for a client in Scottsdale, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade and keep servers and systems running.
• Build and update Ansible playbooks that manage configuration and automate tasks.
• Review system audits, media, and hardware and software configuration every week.
• Run scans monthly and work with the team to find and fix vulnerabilities.
• Test security to verify that controls are in place and working as intended.
• Support Risk Management Framework work, including continuous monitoring and assessing and reducing vulnerabilities across the system life cycle.
• Respond to incidents and carry out cleanup when needed.
• Make sure systems are run, maintained and retired according to security policy and the System Security Plan (SSP).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering or a related science, engineering or math field, plus 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 3+ years.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Hands-on administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows.
• Experience with SCAP Compliance Checker, STIG Viewer and ACAS/Nessus.
• Knowledge of STIGs and of resolving vulnerabilities.
• Ansible knowledge, including writing and maintaining playbooks.
• Server installation and configuration.
• Installing and setting up third-party software for system function and security services.
• Identity Manager and domain administration.
• VMware experience.
• Bash and Python scripting.
• Docker administration.
• General network administration, including DHCP and NFS setup.
• Trained and proficient in Assured File Transfer (AFT) procedures.
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Preferred: strong communication skills.
• Preferred: ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team across the system life cycle.
• Preferred: a relevant certification such as Security+ CE, CAP or GSLC.

Conditions

Full-time, on-site, supporting a government contract for a client in Scottsdale, AZ.

Pay range is $95,000 to $110,000 USD. This is a general guideline, not a guarantee; final offers depend on factors such as role responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, location, market data, any applicable bargaining agreement, or other law.

Job code: GH 1083.

The company is a federal subcontractor and an equal opportunity employer that follows federal laws against discrimination, including Title VII and the ADA, and it takes part in the Virginia Values Veterans program.

Benefits

• Benefits are described on the company's benefits page.