Systems - Vulnerability Engineer - Quadrant, Inc.

Vulnerability Engineer
Washington DC / Hybrid

MUST :
Experience Vulnerability Engineer
Active DoD Secret Clearance and eligible for Top Secret Clearance
Also must past a T4 Federal background check
7+ years of professional experience managing, maintaining, and administrating, operating systems, servers, cloud infrastructure, and file and print environments
Strong understanding of VMWare and virtual environments
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory and SQL Server
Strong knowledge of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Advance active Directory (AD) and group policy management experience
Strong knowledge of NIST-800 framework and security guidelines for windows servers and clients including DISA STIG
Experience with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation
Understanding of FIPS 140-3 or cryptographic modules and how they are used is desired
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Able to work well on a team as well as on individual tasks
Strong documentation skills are a must
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong documentation skills
One active certification: M365E/X, MCSE, VCP, CCNP, LPIC or Linux+
Bachelor s Degree in related field or 8 additional years of experience is required

DUTIES :
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the overall health and security of the IT systems and provide system improvements for Federal client
Assist Security Operations personnel in developing Plan of Action & Milestones (POAM s) for vulnerabilities requiring long-lead time resolve
Provide support to system administrators to resolve issues when required provide support in response to outages including conducting root cause analysis
Maintain and update environmental documentation, standard Operating Procedures, and engineering documentation
Analyze vulnerability reports identify areas of responsibility for remediation
Resolve known exploited vulnerabilities, prioritizing critical and highs
Facilitate coordination of vulnerability remediations across the team
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
Provide on-call support and manage ticket queue
Demonstrate strong knowledge of vulnerability management tools such as Tenable Nessus and BigFix