Azure-Certified Administrator / Information Assurance Analyst - The Marlin Alliance

The Marlin Alliance, Inc. is seeking an Azure-Certified Administrator / Information Assurance Analyst in San Diego, CA. This position supports our Navy customer and requires a US Secret security clearance.

Established in 2002, The Marlin Alliance, Inc. – a woman-owned small business – provides business transformation consulting, professional services, and technical support to government, military, healthcare, telecommunications, and utility industry clients.

Azure Admin Duties/Responsibilities

• Maintain servers including virtual machines, storage, networking, software upgrades, security patches, accounts administration, daily back-ups, and system trouble shooting.
• Manage and deploy Azure solutions.
• Maintain and provide a staging environment for integration and operational testing prior to release of an application’s next version.
• Monitor system performance and server configuration maintenance.
• Execute applications deployment to test and production environments.
• Maintain development and integration test environments representative of the production environment and maintain configuration control of each environment’s IT components and content.
• Manage virtualized server configurations.
• Maintain and perform server administration.
• Execute information assurance scan requirements.
• Back-up applications and restore applications from back-up (disaster recovery).
• Document the configuration of the system.
• Other duties as assigned.

IA AnalystDuties/Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for the assessment of compliance of information systems with DoD and Navy RMF standards (review, verify and validate required DoD RMF documentation and artifacts.
• Assist in achieving and maintaining the system’s Authority to Operate (ATO) certifications.
• Assist in Assessment and Authorization (A&A) packages in accordance with appropriate DoD policies and procedures.
• Assist in developing and reporting on Cybersecurity/RMF metrics.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related scientific or technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education/experience)
• Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification, as outlined by DoD 8570, which consists of an Operating System (OS) Certification and a Security Certification.
• 2+ years of experience in network/systems administration/management.
• 2+ years of direct experience in DoD Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, and Risk Management Framework.
• Experience with Azure.
• Experience in applying analytical skills to support process improvement, studies, and analysis projects.
• Proficient at paying attention with respect to processes and policies as laid out by the Navy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum of an active DoD SECRET security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Navy Information Technology (IT) systems administration, systems engineering, systems analysis, and network management.
• Experience setting up Azure environments from scratch.
• AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-220 or AZ-305 certification a plus.
• Experience with Shell Scripting.
• Experience with Azure networking. Configuration set up networks.
• Experience with Tableau.
• Experience using Navy RMF related tools (eMASS, DITPR-DON, DADMS).
• Knowledge and expertise of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) RMF Special Publications.
• Completion of at least one ATO or IATT in eMASS.
• Project management experience.

Work Environment and Mental/Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Typical office environment with no unusual hazards.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Constant sitting while using the computer terminal.
• Constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents.
• Constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication.
• Occasional reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching may be required.
• Occasional lifting, up to 20 pounds.
• A constant state of mental alertness.
• Frequent work under deadlines.

Job Classification:

Associate II
$75,000 - $110,000

Disclaimer:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities