Security Linux Engineer

CVP is seeking a Security/Linux Engineer to execute and support the implementation of a successful Cybersecurity program. Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Linux (RHEL, CentOS) Servers
• Remediate server and software issues
• Help with setting up and racking, stacking and wiring of equipment as needed in data center.
• Investigate to determine root causes of security issues to perform troubleshooting and problem resolution to restore services.
• Remote management and troubleshooting of workstations and servers
• Collaborate with application teams to perform system maintenance and patch management tasks
• Provide guidance and support security activities while building relationships with key personnel.
• Document and inform management with information about security information and event management.
• Assess information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Apply know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
• Document work for leadership, update/create Standard Operating Procedures, and brief staff and customers various tasks.
• Provide agency with guidance in following NIST, FISMA, Agency Information Security and Privacy, and Cloud Guidelines.

• 4-year college degree in Computer Science or related field and 3-5 years of experience or 5 years of experience in lieu of a college degree.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience and knowledge of Linux platform (i.e. RHEL, CentOS) including administration, management, and troubleshooting for physical and virtual platforms.
• Performs software upgrades, patch installs, firmware upgrades then test for functionality on a periodic basis.
• Experience demonstrating strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for security information and event management.
• At least 3 years of security experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Experience with Microsoft Server support when needed.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust government security clearance
• Knowledge of NIST, FISMA, and Cloud Environments.

Desired Skills

• Security+, or other security certification preferred
• Two years of federal security support experience preferred
• Demonstrated hands-on experience and understanding of proactive monitoring concepts, including experience configuring and deploying Network and systems monitoring (i.e. SNMP, Nagios, Splunk, Ansible, Spacewalk, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience performing trend analysis on overall system health, performance, and capacity management with regard to utilization and growth
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain capacity metric
• Experience working with software and hardware vendors to resolve issues and share requirements
• Experience with ServiceNow, Splunk, Tanium, Elastic and Microsoft Security Solutions a plus