Network Specialist - Journeyman

Location: Eglin AFB, FL (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

Customer: USAF

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI Required

OSAAVA Services is seeking a Network Specialist to join our Air Force / Space team at Eglin AFB. The Network Specialist's primary function is to support the United States Air Force’s 53rd Wing Technical Support Services (53rd WTSS) contract.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Ability to operate under minimal supervision

· Execute day to day management and operations of systems and networks

· Manage COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated system security and system operations/performance functions and metrics

· Follow Operations and Maintenance (O&M) checklists to maintain the service (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly O&M checklists); build Tactics, Techniques and Processes (TTPs) and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) associated with service checklists

· Operate monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports

· Assist in analyzing technical risk, upon request, of emerging cybersecurity tools and processes

· Work as part of a security incident response team as needed

· Working technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ESx/Xen Hypervisors, Enterprise networking/firewalls/intrusion detection/prevention systems, forensic analysis/vulnerability assessment, Group Policy management and configuration, Scripting, BMC Footprints, WSUS, , Lumension, Bitlocker, SQL Server 2012, TomCat, IIS, Windows Server 2012r2/2016, Win 10, Red Hat 6.5, Microsoft Office

· Toolkits, SEIMs, Logrhythm, ACAS/Nessus/SCAP, mandatory/role-based access control concepts (e. g. SE Linux extensions to RHEL, PitBull, AppArmor, and Sentris) , video teleconferencing/VOIP, Oracle/MS SQL database security, and Apache/IIS Web server security

Qualifications and Experience:

· Minimum of 2 years direct/related experience in information security

· B.S. degree in computer science, information technology or equivalent experience in lieu of degree

· IAT Level 2 Certification

· Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Windows desktop and server operating systems, Microsoft Exchange Server, and as needed RHEL operating systems administration and associated hardware

· Working knowledge of CISCO network and switching and virtualization technologies

· Working knowledge of Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies and data backup technologies

· Working knowledge communication security (COMSEC) policies and integration

· Working knowledge of Risk Management Framework, Common Criteria, and System Security Policy as they relate to assessments and authorization

· Working knowledge and current relevant experience with PL2 and PL3 network environments/systems

· Experience providing technical support in a customer service role

· Experience applying industry standards and best practices in an enterprise-level Windows system environment.

· Experience solving technical problems quickly and identifying opportunities to automate repetitive processes.

· Working knowledge of WSUS and/or YUM patch deployment methodologies

· Must be familiar with DoD policy as it applies to implementing and executing system and network administration

Security Clearance:

· Current Top-Secret Clearance

· Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information

· Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.

Physical Requirements:

· The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

· Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.”

· Must be able to regularly lift up to 50 lbs