Information Assurance & Security Specialist – Journeyman
AHU TechnologiesWashington, District of Columbia
$58 - $65 / hour
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Overview
Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
Hybrid remote
Compensation
$58-$65/hour
Benefits
Flexible/Unlimited PTO
Job Description
Job Description:
Short Description: Information Assurance and Security Specialist – Journeyman (IA & SS – Jrny)
FT, Hybrid Position - Only DMV-based candidates will be considered
Complete Description:
Duties:
· As part of the Client technology team, the Security Specialist (Infrastructure Group) will be maintaining and monitoring day to day operation of the Client IT infrastructure – Security.
· The IT Consultant will help and performs, monitoring, maintenance, and security IT infrastructure (physical, virtual and cloud).
· IT consultant will perform OS, security and application upgrades of servers and network to keep them up to date.
· IT consultant will develop, implements, maintains and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
· IT consultant will plan, coordinates, and monitors project activities for Client Infrastructure group and duties as assigned.
· Log analysis of Firewall, AD, Switches and other deployed security products Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools to identify and mitigate issues.
· Research, analyze, and patch required systems to comply with Client compliance mandates.
· Respond to escalation calls from the Help desk, Desktop support, and other teams to debug and resolve security and perform maintenance.
· Understands security troubleshooting processes and cooperates with another team.
· Assists Service Desk technicians as needed with Tier I and Tier II troubleshooting and patching of desktop systems, software (MS Office, Java, Adobe), printer issues, and server related issues as needed. Provides trouble-shooting assistance on production and non-production supported systems.
· May recommend methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
· Initiates preventive maintenance for the technical system.
· Responsibilities:
· Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.
· Develops and implements information assurance/security standards and procedures.
· Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance/security solutions to support customers’ requirements.
· 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.
· Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
· 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.
· Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
· Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
· Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
· Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
· Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure
Qualifications:
· 6-10 years of experience developing, maintaining, and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements (Required)
· 6-10 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps (Required)
· 6-10 years of experience identifying, reporting, and resolving security violations (Required)
· Patching Server 2008 / 2012 /2016 (Required)
· Patching Desktop Windows 10 / 7 (Required)
· Firewall management CISCO NGFW (Required)
· Vulnerability assessment tools Nessus, Tripwire (Desired)
· VMware 5.5 / 6.0 (Required)
· Production support (Required)
· Server and Desktop troubleshooting (Required)
· NIST 800-53 experience (Desired)
· Splunk (Desired)
· Cloud experience (MS Azure) (Desired)
Education:
a. Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (Required)
b. Security+, CISSP, other security certifications (Preferred)
Skills Matrix:
6-10 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps. Required
Patching Server 2008 / 2012 /2016. Required
Firewall management CISCO NGFW. Required
Production support. Required
Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience. Required
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $58.00 - $65.00 per hour
About Us
AHU Technologies INC. is an IT consulting and permanent staffing firm that meets and exceeds the evolving IT service needs of leading corporations within the United States. We have been providing IT solutions to customers from different industry sectors, helping them control costs and release internal resources to focus on strategic issues.
AHU Technologies INC. was co-founded by visionary young techno-commercial entrepreneurs who remain as our principal consultants. Maintaining working relationships with a cadre of other highly skilled independent consultants, we have a growing number of resources available for development projects. We are currently working on Various projects such as media entertainment, ERP Solutions, data warehousing, Web Applications, Telecommunications and medical to our clients all over the world.
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Candidates can expect a pay range of $58–$65 per hour for this role.
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AHU Technologies lists this role as a Full-time position.
What experience level is required for this role at AHU Technologies?
AHU Technologies is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
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AHU Technologies offers Flexible/Unlimited PTO for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.
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