Configuration Hardening Specialist

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Configuration Hardening Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Define / customize configuration hardening documents similar to CIS benchmarks or DOD STIGS for technologies such as Linux Windows Databases Network devices web servers and many others.
• Customize compliance hardening verification tools to align with the companys official configuration hardening documents.
• Scan Swift systems to determine their compliance levels against the defined configuration hardening documents.
• Analyze configuration hardening deviation requests and advise customers on proper mitigation and remediation steps.
• Identify and automate repetitive and manual tasks in the day-to-day operations.
• Identify document and implement process improvements.

Required skills:

• Experience with technologies such as Windows Linux Web Servers Databases Kubernetes AWS Network Devices.
• Experience with Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks / DOD STIGs and CIS tools such as CIS CAT-pro.
• Experience with Tenable Nessus including development/customization of compliance audit files.
• Experience in risk analysis of identified deviations to security related controls.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent written presentation and communication skills
• Analytical problem solving and investigation approach.
• Autonomous driven withstrong ability to quickly adapt and respond to changing priorities.
• Customer oriented driven by high quality and result based mindset
• Team player gaining energy through collaboration with others.

Preferred skills:

• Administration experience of Operating System / application / network devices
• Familiarity with regular expressions and XML
• Experience with ServiceNow Configuration Compliance module
• Experience with automation/scripting (Linux shell scripting Git).

Education:
University degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a related field.
Certifications: Security Network CISSP

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $59343.00 USD Annual MINIMUM to $110209.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employees contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical dental vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families and retirement plan plus matching 401k.

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Dont meet every single requirement At Swift we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team so if you are excited about this role we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.