Cyber IA Engineer 2 - IT Systems Administrator

Location: Johnson Space Flight Center, TX

Company Description:

Our great client was founded and incorporated by a 20-year Navy Veteran. In 2011, their participation in the Veterans Administration’s Veteran-Owned, Small Business (VOSB) Verification Program, allowed them to become one of the first Information Technology (IT) Small Businesses to be officially verified by the Center of Veterans Enterprise (CVE) as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Headquartered in in Ridgecrest, California, they provided products and services to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and private industry.

Program Description:

This program provides Information Technology Support Services II (ITSS II) at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations. Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands. Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies. Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures. Analyzes and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers. Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.

Specific position requirements include:

• Knowledge of architecture, communication protocols, and system-level requirements in support of medium to large Enterprise environments.
• Solid foundation in networking principles and troubleshooting of network-based performance issues.
• Troubleshooting complex technical issues in a mixed Windows, MacOS and Linux environment.
• Experience in a virtualization solution such as Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare ESX/ESXi, or Nutanix Acropolis a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently, multitask, prioritize, and work in a fast-paced, interrupt-driven environment; quality-driven, thorough and communicative.
• Development and maintenance of technical documentation and drawings.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new systems and changing requirements.
• Minimum three years of experience performing system and security administration in Windows, Linux, or VMware environments, including troubleshooting, installation, configuration, patching, and system performance monitoring and availability.
• Minimum three years of experience with security tool administration, Operating System, and application hardening, and security control implementation such as DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG).
• Minimum three years of experience performing Windows technical support, including knowledge of the Windows registry, file and folder security, local/domain user security, and Group Policy Objects.
• Minimum three years of experience with scripting technologies such as PowerShell, Bash, or VBScript.

  Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• 5 years or 3 years with a BA/BS BA/BS degree in a related discipline, experience may substitute for education
• Proven background in Computer Security technology functional areas.
• Experience with commonly used computer Operating systems, networking technologies, system administration techniques, and familiarity with basic scripting languages.
• Familiarity with Government IT Security policies and processes (such as the NIST 800-53 family of controls) is highly desirable.