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NSOC Senior Systems Engineer

Employer
MOD Mission Critical
Location
Ashburn, VA
Closing date
Aug 22, 2019
This is a virtual position and we will accept resumes from anywhere in the United States.A " ?Job description We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer with a focus on security to develop and maintain functional and secure systems. You will mentor a team of engineers to troubleshoot and optimize our systems for our users.In this role, you should have excellent problem-solving skills and thorough knowledge of network and system administration and architecture. If youA cents € (TM) re also passionate about security and data protection, weA cents € (TM) d like to meet you.Your goal will be to establish and create systems that cater to customer needs.Key Responsibilities -> Design and deploy systems architectures and applications for Linux based operating systems.-> Remotely configure and install Ubuntu and CentOS operating systems and associated application software. -> Monitor systems performance and integrity of MOD Mission Critical networks and services. -> Resolve issues either by escalation using tiers of support or directly troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure -> Proficient in automation of various tasks to make the workflow more effective using Python, Perl, and/or shell scripting a must.-> Understand, implement, maintain and operate information system security controls and countermeasures. -> Intimate knowledge of various hardware systems Ie RAID, SATA, Dell, HP, and SuperMicro BIOS.-> Maintain a two way communication with users and end-clients and maintain technical documentation. -> Suggest improvements to system performance, capacity and scalability.-> Ability to use various troubleshooting tools like PING, TRACEROUTE, MTR, TCPTRACE, TCPDUMP, and NAGIOS to diagnose and resolve issues -> Willing to work 24/7 and must be open to being on call on weekends. Qualifications -> 5-10 years industry experience in systems and/or security operations. -> Proficient in Vendor neutral network & Security infrastructure (PFSENSE, OPENVPN, IPTABLES, OTP, and OTP) -> Demonstrate proficiency in Ubuntu 16.x, 18.x, CentOS 6.x, 7.x, MySQL, OpenVPN, IPTABLES, and policy routing. -> Prior experience working with Server infrastructure like HP Proliant, SuperMicro, Dell PowerEdge and various other servers using ILO, IDRAC, and other IPMI will be an added advantage.-> Experience in installation, configuration and maintenance of CACTI, NAGIOS, SOLARWINDS, SQUID Proxy, BIND DNS, LINUX FIREWALL (UFW, FIREWALLD AND IPTABLES), OpenVPN will be prefered. -> One or more of scripting/automation tools like BASH, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc is desired. -> Experience with automation frameworks (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.) is preferred. Desired One or more of the following certifications desired:Network and Systems: CCNA/CCNP, JNCIA/JNCIP, A+, Network+ O/S : RHCSA, RHCE, MCSA, MCSE, Server+Security: InfoSec GCIH, GSLC, CEH, CISSP, Security+

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