Cloud System Administrator - Patuxent River, United States - PSI Pax

Description

PSI Pax, Inc has an exciting opportunity for a Cloud System Administrator to support our customers from the PSI Pax facility in California, MD. Travel in/around the Washington DC area may be required.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Remotely administer and secure UNIX/LINUX and Windows Servers in a DoD environment.
• Remotely administer MS SQL Server, Oracle and/or other Database Management Systems.
• Administering systems in public or private clouds (AWS or Azure).
• Provision cloud resources such as VMs, storage, network, security, load balancing, etc. in cloud environments and working with service providers to resolve issues and meet security requirements.
• Remotely applying updates to systems.
• Analyze information security posture and develop security measures to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data
• Ensure CUI/CDI/PII protection through application of the NIST or NIST
• Maintain authority to operation (ATO) by applying DIACAP or RMF process for accreditation.
• Apply STIGS and ensure IAVA/B/T compliance.
• Ensure the security posture of the system through analysis of system logs and performing system scans using tools such as SCAP, NESSUS, and ACAS tools.
• Develop system baseline and maintain configuration control in accordance with the Configuration Management Plan.

Required Qualifications:

• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance and/or a position of Public Trust if required
• At least six (6) years' experience in system administration, at least two (2) of which are in a DoD or federal agency
• At least one years' experience with remote administration of systems hosted in a data center or cloud environment such as AWS or Azure(preferred).
• One years' experience developing or assisting in developing Systems Security Plans (SSP), Incident Response Testing, and applying Security Controls
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with DOD and Navy system security requirements such as the DIACAP or RMF process
• Experience applying STIGs to systems
• Experience complying with IAVA/B/Ts
• Proficiency with scripting to automate tasks
• Experience complying with audit requirements

Required Certifications:

An AWS certification(s) or either an OS LINUX or WINDOWs Server (preferred) certification along with at least one of the following DOD 8570.0I IAT III certifications:

• CISSP
• CASP
• CCNP Security
• CISA
• GCED
• GCIH

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with CUI/CDI/PII and knowledge of NIST or NIST compliance
• Experience with Trend Micro products
• Experience using SCAP, NESSUS, and ACAS tools
• Experience developing performance metrics and providing analysis against those metrics

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field of specialty preferred.

Equivalent education and experience combined can substitute as follows:

An educational equivalency of four (4) years' experience in a comparable assignment; performing the same or similar functions; may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree. An educational equivalency is in addition to years' experience.

PSI Pax is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.

PSI Pax, Inc. is an E-Verify Participant