The Systems Security Engineer will perform security-engineering services in our Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) business. We use a combination of commercial and open source tools to solve our client s problems.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design complete IT infrastructure solutions individually and as part of a team;
• Compose documentation and update it regularly;
• Install and configure hardware and software.
• Implement and tune monitoring of system performance and up-time;
• Respond to events and incidents reported by customers and monitoring systems;
• Participate in the Change Control Board and implement change requests;
• Serve in a weekly On-Call rotation.
• Configure systems to comply with security benchmarks and best current practices;
• Design and implement access control solutions;
• Monitor events and alerts;
• Respond to incidents.
• Research and study topics and technologies beneficial to the engineer and corporate interests;
• Share knowledge and cross-train fellow systems engineers;
• Be receptive to knowledge that you can gain from your fellow systems engineers.
• Report project and task status to project or operations manager at regular intervals;
• Track and report time per project or task category in an on-line reporting system.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ Years of experience in Systems Security;
• 2+ Years of experience in a Linux environment;
• Azure Sentinel Experience a plus!
• Intimately familiar with network, storage, and server hardware specifications;
• Experience managing and securing a variety of operating systems, especially Linux;
• Experience with deployment and operational experience of commercial firewalls, UTMs, SIEM, NIDS, IPS, HIDS, service integrity monitoring tools, and vulnerability scanning tools;
• Experience with deployment and operational of open source security tools such as Suricata, SNORT, BroIDS, OSSEC, OSSIM, ModSecurity, OpenVAS, and other common security tools Advanced shell scripting capabilities;
• VMware, KVM, and/or Xen administration, heavily leaning towards VMware;
• Expert-level knowledge of networking at least through layer 4 and common Internet services & protocols;
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and knowledge of tools required to analyze packet captures and performance counters.

OTHER DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ATTRIBUTES:

• Experience in working with or for a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP);
• Programming / shell scripting experience (PERL, Python, Java, shell scripts, etc.);
• Curiosity and strong desire to constantly learn;
• A self-starter with the ability to work in a fast paced and ever-changing environment;
• Excellent oral and communication skills;
• Strong ability to balance multiple priorities in a high demand environment;

• Job Location: Ashburn, VA
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Pay: Up to $140K/yr (Depends on Experience)