Company Name:
Aquilent

Aquilent is looking for a Senior IT Security Specialist/System Administrator. The Senior IT Security Specialist demonstrates experience in system security, extensive knowledge of enterprise operation and IT security principles, concepts, and methods. This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure, definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development within the project life-cycle; technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions.

Why join Aquilent? Because we hire with purpose. We provide you with a place to grow, a place to build a career, and a place where everyone is part of the team. At Aquilent, you will work on todays most innovative projects in Cloud, Web and Mobile solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government. We recognize our success is the result of our employees and we strive to create the best professional experience for you. Our dedication to our employees is why Aquilent received the Washington Business Journals Best Places to Work award five times. This is what our consultants say about working at Aquilent:
I love that I have the opportunity to wear many different hats in my day-to-day responsibilities."
I work with great team of people on my project.
There's a great sense of camaraderie at Aquilent."
Across all levels of Aquilent, everyone is seen as a connected and valuable team member."
I appreciate Aquilent's transparency with its employees."
I always feel appreciated at Aquilent."

But lets get to what really matters whats in it for you? Financially, Aquilent is progressive. We offer competitive salaries, profit sharing, bonuses, tuition reimbursement and more. Beyond those incentives, Aquilent knows the best employees are most productive in a flexible work environment so you can make your work-life balance truly balanced. And to support those people and activities most important to you, Aquilent offers a wide variety of employee events, employee+family focused events, plus a flexible Workplace Charity Matching Program.

Our commitment to our employees stems from true honesty and integrity. These are two of our eleven traits which are at the core of our culture. We treat each other with respect and help our customers succeed by collaborating and supporting our colleagues.

All this and a competitive healthcare benefits package and 401k planwhat are you waiting for? Join us!

Responsibilities:

The Senior IT Security Specialist is accountable for security tasks and Linux systems that support an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud hosted web content management system. Other responsibilities include:

Create documentation to support the client's Approval To Operate certification

Conduct daily security-related administration tasks of computing resources, including firewall management, system and application vulnerability scan and remediation, security audits, and support of security related events

Work with system administrators, developers and users to ensure compliance with the government policies

Investigate a security incident, if any, identify, isolate, contain, and remedy the security breach, and generate a forensic report

Coordinate and resolve technical matters

Advise on security perspectives to managers

Responsibilities may require working evenings/weekends, sometimes with little advanced notice.

Qualifications:

Minimum five (5) years of experiences in IT security in a heterogeneous environment

Detailed knowledge of and practical experience with FedRAMP policies and procedures

Hands-on experience with firewall security best practices

Demonstrated experiences in vulnerability scan and remediation

Demonstrated capability in debugging, tracking, fixing and preventing security related issues such as log analysis

Good knowledge and understanding of network protocols

Good understanding of IT standard operation process, with a demonstrated experience in a process oriented working environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work with people at every level

Thorough knowledge of how to apply Federal hardening guidelines/standards

Strong problem solving skills

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Graphic Arts or other related subject area

CISSP is strongly preferred

Aquilent is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.; Laurel, Maryland, United States; User's other ads

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