PKI Systems Administrator SA

Agil3 Technology Solutions LLC; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Agil3 Technology Solutions (A3T) seeks a PKI Systems Administrator to support a federal agency, handling installation, configuration and ongoing administration of PKI systems. Responsibilities include user management, access control, backup processing, and security event reporting.

The role requires a Secret clearance, DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II baseline, and at least three years of Linux administration experience. A Bachelor’s degree or vendor certification is required or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience as a system or application administrator in a Linux environment.
• Baseline IAT Level II certification IAW DoD 8570.01-M (Security+ or higher)
• Bachelor's Degree in IT-related field or six years of related experience, or vendor certification.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure PKI system and perform ongoing system administration tasks.
• Manage user accounts and access controls; perform backups and system changes.
• Publish CRLs and ensure replication; perform system upgrades and recoveries.
• Generate passwords/PIIs and manage tokens for HSM operations; maintain security logs.

Skills

Linux administration

Access control

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Vendor Certification (Professional or higher)

Tools

CECertification

HSM/PKI environments

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

A3T's Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Systems Administrator (SA) supports our team in execution of application support, security and administration to a federal government agency and its mission partners.

Job Duties:

Responsible for initially installing and configuring the system and for performing ongoing system administration duties such as system change requests user account management, access control management, system configuration management, database maintenance, software upgrades, compromise reporting, and for performing backups.

• Execute Certificate Registrations (CRs) written by PKI PMO:
  • Configure the system
  • Install/update applications
  • Configure host and network interface
  • Perform software upgrades and recovery
  • Ensure publication of CRL's, replication (Daily Checks)
  • Perform system backups.
• Perform Ad Hoc tasks:
  • Set up user accounts
  • Assign security privileges and access controls for accounts and other trusted roles
  • Delete the security audit log and other archive data (when necessary due to file system space limitations; logs/data must be backed up before deletion. Information Awareness Office (IAO) must be present and have reviewed logs/data prior to deletion)
  • Change the host or network interface configuration
  • Generate any of the passwords/Personal Identification Numbers (PINS) assigned to the keys, operator cards, administrator cards, and/or Security Hardware.
• Administrative tasks:
  • Passwords will be recorded indicating what keys, operator cards, administrator cards, and/or Hardware Security Module (HSM) they are associated with.
  • Manage the passwords/PINs associated with all tokens for HSM operations.
  • Maintain required access logs required for physical security audit requirements.
  • Annual rekey of AES.
  • Will produce archive records on a weekly basis.

Qualifications

• Secret Clearance required
• Have a baseline IAT Level II certification IAW DOD 8570.01-M (Security+ or higher)
• Minimum three years' experience working as system or application administrator in a LINUX environment
• Obtain and maintain a Computing Environment (CE) certification within 6 months of start date
• Bachelor's Degree in an IT-related field (or 6 years of experience in related field) OR have a Vendor Certification (Professional or higher)

Company Description

Agil3 Technology Solutions (A3T) founding principles bring over 35 years of experience in federal government service, contract administration, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM), and highly sought after Cyber Security, data analytics and architecture modernization, emerging technology, and information systems expertise.

We deliver critical communications and network security to our customers in the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence, and Civilian Agencies across the Federal Government.

A3T provides dynamic career opportunities to many employees located in multiple states and overseas.

Company Description

Agil3 Technology Solutions (A3T) founding principles bring over 35 years of experience in federal government service, contract administration, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM), and highly sought after Cyber Security, data analytics and architecture modernization, emerging technology, and information systems expertise.

We deliver critical communications and network security to our customers in the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence, and Civilian Agencies across the Federal Government.

A3T provides dynamic career opportunities to many employees located in multiple states and overseas.