SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR

The Security Administrator will maintain the integrity of the operating system environment; monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain systems; analyze exception-based events and will install, configure, and maintain technical security systems to support business processing requirements.Responsibilities:Provide Level 2 and 3 technical support as part of the security incident response program.Install and troubleshoot systems and security devices to ensure functional objectives of the business are met.Implement and maintain system management software, as well as research, analyze, and implement software patches and hardware modifications to resolve deficiencies.Perform capacity and resource planning by assessing risks and developing contingency plans.Maintain production change control schedule and, when needed, assist in the change control.Support and schedule operating systems installations and upgrades, as well as layered software packages, in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.Assist with the configuration and maintenance of physical and logical components.Monitor, analyze, and tune the technical system to achieve optimal performance levels.Ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical system configuration and database library of all supporting documentation.Schedule, install, upgrade, and maintain operating systems and software.Assist development team with modeling, physical design, and application tuning.Assist in the recommendation of strategies for data center and infrastructure management from business continuity, disaster recovery, monitoring, storage, and security.Routinely audit hardware and software to ensure compliance with established security standards, policies, procedures, and configuration guidelines.Implement and use backup and restore techniques.Mentor less experienced administrators on an ongoing and often formal basis.Monitor, lead, and facilitate IT security events and/or incidents.Participate in projects as a security subject matter expert (SME).Rotating on-call support.Qualifications:Prior experience, typically gained with 4 to 7 years, supporting IT operations or IT Security operations.Experience typically gained with 2 to 5 years performing operations roles with security technologies (at least two of the following):Network Security Platform (IPS).SIEM.Vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking.Position Requirements:Security clearance required (secret), client will sponsor for Top Secret.Desired Certifications:CISSP or equivalent experience.GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) or equivalent experience.

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