System Administrator-Vulnerability Analysis & Management
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Job Location:
Amarillo, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Amarillo TX - Pantex Plant
Job Title: System Administrator-Vulnerability Analysis & Management
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Specialist
Organization: VAM/Lifecycle ()
Job Specialty: System Administration
What Youll Do
Proactively evaluates and remediates risk related to vulnerability management compliance across a wide variety of technologies. Responsible for vulnerability detection and assessment and driving vulnerability remediation. Interact daily with End-Users System Administrators and Cyber Security to ensure vulnerable devices are brought into compliance. Develops and recommends corrective actions for vulnerabilities that cannot be immediately remediated.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Analyze vulnerability scans and help set prioritization for remediation
- Evaluate identified vulnerabilities and determine applicability/risk to our environment
- Develop mitigations to reduce the vulnerability risk when it cannot be remediated within the established timeframe
- Document vulnerability analysis findings and make recommendations for risk acceptance when necessary
- Remediate high-density vulnerable systems
- Remediate systems with Critical High and Medium vulnerabilities within prescribed timeframes
- Create as needed advanced PowerShell scripts to remediate systems with vulnerabilities
- Manage the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle from discovery to closure
- Install configure and maintain vulnerability scanning tools
- Implement processes capabilities and techniques for vulnerability management and remediation
- May require frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts
- Performs system monitoring of accountable systems and contributes to optimum system availability.
- Develops and adapts new techniques to solve complex problems
- Develops and maintains current operational procedures and user documentation applicable to the supported systems
- Responsible for improving and communicating general system knowledge skills and capabilities and providing advanced technical consultation as required
- Accountable for all direct output assigned and for providing direct output support to his/her manager
- Responsible for maintaining a thorough knowledge of applicable Federal State Department of Energy (DOE) Corporate and Plant rules regulations and Plant-wide operating policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Required to attend and/or successfully complete training classes as determined by the Training and Development Technologies Department through General Employee Training (Reference DOE Order 426.2) and Management
- Participates in worker involvement including input to work planning and methods to identify hazards and controls
- Understands a workers right to stop work when they feel their own or others personal safety is jeopardized
- Attends all required safety meetings and training. Offers suggestions on improvements to the work environment
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements
- Not Applicable
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
- OR a Masters degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 2 years of relevant experience
- OR applicants without a bachelors degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 12 years of completed education and/or relevant experience
Preferred Job Requirements
- Strong understanding of vulnerability scanning systems (Nessus Tenable Security Center etc) preferable
- Strong understanding of the current Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (OS) (server and desktop OSs)
- Strong understanding of patch management systems (System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Puppet Ansible etc.)
- Experience with virtual computing environments including desktops and servers preferred
- Strong Scripting skills preferable
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with customers and technical personnel across departments and organizations
- In-depth understanding of information technology systems in a highly distributed computing environment
- Understanding of Oracle and SQL Server Database Management System (DBMS) systems
- Understanding of Networking equipment and technology
- Experience with securing hardware and software components
- Experience with backup and recovery of physical and virtual computing environments
- Experience with deploying applications across a large network
- The candidate must also have the ability to present technical and operational information clearly and effectively through the oral and written word solve complex technical problems and be alert to changes that may affect the security and operational environment of systems
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
At Pantex you wont just find a jobyoull discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.
When you #JointheMission you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph pursuant to 10 CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical drug screening and background investigation. As an employee you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex age religion national origin ancestry genetic information disability or veteran status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Active Directory
- VMware
- Computer Networking
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Solaris
- Windows
- Linux
- SAN
- Shell Scripting
- System Administration
- Dns
- CentOS
