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# IT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

- **Company:** State of Maryland
- **Location:** Upper Marlboro, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $93,138.0 - $146,883.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Burp Suite, Cisco PIX, Computer Programming, Databases, Data Structures, Domain Name System (DNS), Intrusion Detection Systems, Network Segmentation, Web Application Security, Data Processing, Computer Equipment, Information Technology, Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare, Splunk, Cisco, Qualys, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usfbd7345a6ba1a0cf317c552ef35e3f63/eaa

## About the Role

Experience: Seven years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software.
Notes:

 1. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology for four years of the required experience.
 2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for four years of the required experience.
 3. Candidates may substitute experience operating computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output to process data on computer systems; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining computer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by developing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.
 4. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology and three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for the required experience.
 5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Computer Systems Operations classifications or Computer Systems Operations specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

 1. Experience administering and tuning enterprise EDR or endpoint protection platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon, Trellix, or equivalent.
 2. Experience performing vulnerability scans using tools such as Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7 InsightVM, or equivalent platforms.
 3. Experience with firewall rule review, network segmentation, and IDS/IPS or other perimeter security technologies, particularly Palo Alto Networks, Cisco ASA, or equivalent.
 4. Experience in state or local government, critical infrastructure, or election security environments.
 5. Experience administering domain security or DNS filtering tools such as Cisco Umbrella, Zscaler, Cloudflare, or Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense.
 6. Experience with web application security scanning and remediation (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Qualys WAS, or Invicti).
 7. Certification in one of the following: SANS/GIAC (GCIH, GPEN, GCIA), CEH, or vendor-specific certifications (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, Cisco).

## Description

Plans, designs and develops improvements and new or advanced systems or applications across an entire area of specialization in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology;
Performs in-depth analysis of various information technology alternatives to include consideration of technical matters, costs and compatibility with existing hardware or software, and prepares related narrative reports and technical documents; Develops the structure, methodology and use for major elements of an information technology discipline for use across hardware and software such as data element dictionary, operating system customization user screen definition and use, program development tools and program generators;
Monitors the use of the particular information technology discipline in order to determine advances and changes necessary to achieve desired goals;
Provides expert technical advice and guidance to information technology staff such as IT Programmers, Systems Analysts, Operators, Technical Support Specialists, Network Specialists, Database Specialists, vendors and supervisory personnel and to departmental management regarding future directions, customization, software or hardware enhancements and software or hardware purchase recommendations in designated area of specialization;
Advises management in matters related to designated area of specialization to maintain efficient and effective information support functions by recommending solutions or alternatives to problems, new projects and changes in objectives in consideration of factors such as availability of resources, cost effectiveness and overall program policies and objectives;
Analyzes, designs and models broad projects and studies requiring critical resolution of difficult information technology issues in designated area of specialization;
Performs special assignments such as feasibility studies which involve long-range planning and an understanding and evaluation of diverse technical options in designated area of specialization to determine the course of current and future information technology solutions, methods and standards;
Keeps abreast of the state-of-the-art in the specific information technology discipline by reviewing technical journals, attending technical classes, conferences and user groups and maintaining regular communication with hardware and software vendors; Performs other related duties., Description Leidos is looking to hire an IT Specialist Mid in Arlington, VA to join our SMIT program. The qualified candidate will assist information engineers in coding, testing…

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