16yrs Information Assurance and Security Specialist - Master - Hybrid

GoIntellects Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GoIntellects Inc. seeks an Information Assurance and Security Specialist for a DC Government engagement in Washington, DC. The role is hybrid and focuses on securing network infrastructure, disaster recovery, and cloud integration using Azure, VMware, and NetApp storage.

The candidate will monitor data traffic, enhance security, manage Active Directory, and implement enterprise security standards across on-prem and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field (Required).
• Experience in information assurance/security standards and procedures (Required).
• Expert understanding of Windows server operating systems and on-prem/cloud security products (Required).

Responsibilities

• Determine enterprise information assurance and security standards.
• Develop and implement information assurance/security standards and procedures.
• Identify, report, and resolve security violations across systems.

Skills

Information security

VMware ESXi

Windows Server

Azure cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Master's degree in IT or related field

Tools

NetApp storage

Active Directory

Azure

VMware ESXi

Job description

Role: Information Assurance and Security Specialist

Client: DC Government

Location : Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify network problems, and recommend improvements to ensure optional performance;


• Ability to monitor and analyze data traffic patterns within the OCFO Network infrastructure


• Ability to enhance security and knowledge of the latest security threats, worms, and malware and advise on how to deter them;


• Ability to reliability of the network through the above actions;


• Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture plans


• Experience with Storage infrastructure (NetApp Storage) and technologies include virtualization/arrays, FC/FCOE, NFS, ISCSI.


• Design, administration of VMware Infrastructure including full integration with SAN for VMotion and VMware SRM multi-site administration


• Advanced knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity processes and tools needed.


• Active Directory service management and operational stability and maintenance


• Design and build solutions utilizing on-premises computer, networking, and storage technologies using Azure cloud. Cloud Engineer leads the design and support of large-scale projects.


• Configure routers, switches, firewalls, and other appliances in compliance with OCFO security standards;


• Monitor security measures in place within network perimeter, ensuring security breaches do not occur and information is safeguarded

Responsibilities

• Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.


• Develops and implements information assurance/security standards and procedures.


• Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance/security solutions to support customers' requirements.


• Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.


• Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.


• Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.


• Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.


• Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.


• Analyzes and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.


• Desig hs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.


• Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.


• Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.


• Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.


• Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of experience developing, maintaining and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements (Required)


• 16+years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps (Required)


• 16+ years of experience identifying, reporting and resolving security violations (Required)


• Cloud-Azure (Highly Desired)


• Experience in complex Enterprise-level projects (Required)


• Expert understanding of Windows server operating systems (Required)


• Knowledge of on-premises and cloud security productions (Required)


• Good understanding of IP Networks/Security (Required)


• Extensive experience troubleshooting NetApp SAN (Required)


• In-depth knowledge of SAN replication/Disaster Recovery (Highly Desired)


• Hands-on experience managing storage on VMware ESXi (Required)


• Good understanding of server/endpoint operating system (Required)


• Windows 2016 AD Enterprise troubleshooting experience (Required)


• In-depth experience with Disaster Recovery & Avoidance planning (Required)


• VMWare Site Recovery Manager experience (Highly Desired)


• Excellent understanding of troubleshooting IT infrastructure (Highly Desired)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (20 years) (Required), Master's Degree in IT or related field (Highly desired)


• Security CISSP, Security+, CEH (Required)