Platform Engineer 1

BlueVoyant

Maryland

On-site

USD 80,000 - 165,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Platform Engineer to work with various cloud platform solutions and security tools. The role involves maintaining security configurations, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with clients to enhance service delivery. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in IT security and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

1-4 years of hands-on Security support or Systems Administration support experience.
Ability to work in a client facing role to assist customers.

Responsibilities

Maintain and troubleshoot security solutions configuration.
Experience with enterprise class Anti-Virus software and EDR.
Support Microsoft Defender security suites.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Client-facing mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security

Tools

Microsoft Defender

CrowdStrike Falcon

CarbonBlack Defense

Job description

Direct message the job poster from BlueVoyant

The Platform Engineer 1 must have experience working across a wide variety of cloud platform solutions and technologies including Microsoft. Must be able to maintain and troubleshoot solutions that enable security solutions configuration, administration, management, and support. Partner with clients to determine the appropriate security solution configuration and setup to support monitoring within our platform and service delivery operations. Must understand core IT security tools and Network fundamentals and be well capable of working with a client-facing/customer-service mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

Experience working with enterprise class Anti-Virus software, Next-Gen AV, EDR, and other Microsoft Specific Defender suites of tools
Understanding of core network protocols (DNS, DHCP, ARP, TCP, UDP, SSL, SSH, SCP, FTP, IPSec, etc.)
Microsoft Defender security suites, and other BV security application configuration, support, and management.
Microsoft Defender for Identity & Azure AD Identity Protection
CrowdStrike Falcon
CarbonBlack Defense
Knowledge of technology solutions in one or more of the following functional areas:
Cyber Security point solution tools and suites listed above
Ownership mindset, with demonstrated partnership with functional counterparts to deliver on a material set of business objectives
Experience with Security tool configuration, management, and troubleshooting\

Basic Qualifications:

Excellent teamwork skills
Experience with Mac OS, Windows, and Unix systems
Ability to handle high pressure situations in a productive and professional manner
Written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex technical topics in clear and easy-to-understand language
Teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed team
Ability to provide tuning recommendations for security tools to internal operations teams and to clients
Ability to work in a client facing role to assist customers with correcting service issues and advising on best practices as related to the security tools supported within the client's environment
Basic knowledge of the following:
Identity and Access Management
SIEM
HIDS/NIDS
Network Monitoring Tools
Case Management System
Knowledge Base
Web Security Gateway
Email Security

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in security tool administration as well as systems administration
1-4 years of hands-on Security support or Systems Administration support experience
Security +, CEH, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator preferred
Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud IT Infrastructure tools
Understanding of programming/scripting languages and ability to run basic database queries

Education

Preferred bachelor's degree in information security, Computer Science, or another IT-related field. Exceptional candidates with proven experience in security tools and systems administration will also be considered.

About BlueVoyant

At BlueVoyant, we recognize that effective cyber security requires active prevention and defense across both your organization and supply chain. Our proprietary data, analytics, and technology, coupled with deep expertise, works as a force multiplier to secure your full ecosystem. Accuracy! Actionability! Timeliness! Scalability!

Led by CEO, Jim Rosenthal, BlueVoyant’s highly skilled team includes former government cyber officials with extensive frontline experience in responding to advanced cyber threats on behalf of the National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Unit 8200, and GCHQ, together with private sector experts. BlueVoyant services utilize large real-time datasets with industry leading analytics and technologies.

Founded in 2017 by Fortune 500 executives, including Executive Chairman, Tom Glocer, and former Government cyber officials, BlueVoyant is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Maryland, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, London, Budapest, and Latin America.

All employees must be authorized to work in the United States. BlueVoyant provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, BlueVoyant complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Disclaimer: Please note that pursuant to contractual requirements and applicable law, in order for employees to perform work on some of the company’s federal contracts, U.S. citizenship is required. Accordingly, an employee’s ability to perform work on such contracts is contingent upon the company’s verification of the employee’s citizenship status. Furthermore, individuals may be subject to additional background checks and fingerprinting.

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