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# Configuration Hardening Specialist

- **Company:** SWIFT
- **Location:** Manassas, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $59,343.0 - $110,209.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Information Systems, Databases, Linux, Web Servers, Networking Hardware, Internet Security, Regular Expressions, Shell Script, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Scripting, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Tenable Nessus, CIS Benchmarks, Servicenow
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://swift.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Join-Swift/job/Manassas-United-States/Configuration-Hardening-Specialist_2026-15537

## About the Role

* Experience with technologies such as Windows, Linux, Web Servers, Databases, Kubernetes, AWS, Network Devices.
 * Experience with Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks / DOD STIGs and CIS tools such as CIS CAT-pro.
 * Experience with Tenable Nessus, including development/customization of compliance audit files.
 * Experience in risk analysis of identified deviations to security related controls.
 * Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
 * Excellent written, presentation and communication skills
 * Analytical problem solving and investigation approach.
 * Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to changing priorities.
 * Customer oriented, driven by high quality and result based mindset
 * Team player - gaining energy through collaboration with others.

Preferred skills:

 * Administration experience of Operating System / application / network devices
 * Familiarity with regular expressions and XML
 * Experience with ServiceNow Configuration Compliance module
 * Experience with automation/scripting (Linux shell scripting, Git).

Education:
University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Certifications: Security+, Network+, CISSP

## Description

* Define / customize configuration hardening documents, similar to CIS benchmarks or DOD STIGS, for technologies such as Linux, Windows, Databases, Network devices, web servers and many others.
 * Customize compliance hardening verification tools to align with the company's official configuration hardening documents.
 * Scan Swift systems to determine their compliance levels against the defined configuration hardening documents.
 * Analyze configuration hardening deviation requests and advise customers on proper mitigation and remediation steps.
 * Identify and automate repetitive and manual tasks in the day-to-day operations.
 * Identify, document and implement process improvements.


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