Vulnerability Security Specialist

4 weeks ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Eliassen Group Full time
Job Title: Vulnerability Engineer

Eliassen Group is seeking a highly skilled Vulnerability Engineer to support a large government integrator in the search of a Microsoft Server Engineer/System Administrator. This is a 6-month contract to hire opportunity with a Public Trust clearance sponsorship.

The ideal candidate will provide critical support in identifying, analyzing, and remediating vulnerabilities across an infrastructure consisting of over 2000 windows servers. This includes analyzing reports from multiple streams and sources, as well as remediating and assigning to other members of the team when needed.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide Windows engineering support and be responsible for building, patching, and troubleshooting Windows servers in support of current and future systems and applications.
  • Work closely with technical leads, infrastructure and operations teams, and other cross-department teams to evaluate business needs and provide end-to-end technical solutions.
  • Manage, operate, monitor, audit, and secure server assets.
  • Perform security hardening, patching, and server certificate updates.
  • Run system scans and analyze reports on system vulnerabilities on over 2000 windows servers in the enterprise.
  • Maintain and update environmental documentation, standard Operating Procedures, and engineering documentation.
  • Provide support to system administrators to resolve issues when required and provide support in response to outages, including conducting root cause analysis.
  • Recognize and escalate risks, issues, and concerns when necessary.
  • Analyze vulnerability reports, identify areas of responsibility for remediation, and resolve known exploited vulnerabilities, prioritizing critical and high-risk ones.
  • Facilitate coordination of vulnerability remediations across the team and develop and provide recommendations and remediations for vulnerabilities.
  • Harden Windows OS with secure versions of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and cipher suites according to NIST policy.
  • Assist Security Operations personnel in developing Plan of Action & Milestones (POAM's) for vulnerabilities requiring long-lead time resolve.
  • Work closely with the SCCM/Deployment team to perform routine and bulk patching as well as reporting.
  • Provide on-call support and manage ticket queue.
  • Demonstrate a strong appetite to learn and translate evolving threats into real-world recommendations.
  • Demonstrate strong knowledge of vulnerability management tools such as Tenable Nessus, Qualys WAS, Inviciti, and BigFix.
  • Have a solid understanding of IPV4 and IPV6 networking.
Requirements:
  • Expert-level knowledge of Windows OS-based computer devices (Windows 10, Windows 11)
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge of Windows OS to include W2K12R2, W2K16, W2K19, W2K22
  • Expert knowledge and troubleshooting skills to resolve failed update installation in Windows OS
  • Expert knowledge of AD Group policy and applying security posture via GPO's
  • Strong knowledge of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  • Experience with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation
  • Understanding of FIPS 140-3 or cryptographic modules and how they are used
  • Must be a self-starter with strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of NIST-800 framework and security guidelines for windows servers and clients, including DISA STIG
  • Strong knowledge of CIS Benchmark guidelines for Microsoft Windows servers
  • Experience with scripting tools such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, AWS CLI, Python, and VBScript
  • Experience with Nessus Tenable scanning tools and reporting
  • Expert-level experience with MS Office tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Vizio, Word
  • Experience with installing hardware drivers, firmware, bios, and other hardware upgrades for Dell servers
  • Demonstrate knowledge of common ports and protocols used by Windows servers and clients
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Security certification(s) highly preferred such as Security+, CISSP, CASP+, CISA, CISM, etc.
  • Experience with Linux/Ansible, and/or Unix experience are a plus
  • Experience with Dell Open Manage Enterprise is a plus
  • Experience with PowerBI is a plus
  • Experience with Microsoft Intune is a plus

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