Job Summary:
Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator/ Patch Manager to support KITS and their government customer. This role is responsible for managing daily operations and focusing on Continuous Monitoring and Vulnerability Management to maintain the agency’s Authority to Operate (ATO).
Responsibilities:
• Manage the daily operations while with an additional focus on the Continuous Monitoring and Vulnerability Management lifecycle required to maintain the agency’s Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Lead the enterprise-wide distribution of security patches, hotfixes, and service packs using tools like MECM (Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager/SCCM) or Tanium.
• Analyze ACAS (Assured Compliance Assessment Solution/Nessus) scan results to identify 'High' and 'Critical' vulnerabilities and execute remediation plans within mandated DoD timelines (e.g., IAVA/IAVB deadlines).
• Develop and maintain 'Gold Master' images for servers and workstations that are pre-hardened according to DISA STIGs.
• Serve as the final escalation point for complex system failures, registry issues, or botched updates that disrupt mission-critical contract management software.
• Generate weekly and monthly compliance dashboards for the federal Information Assurance (IA) team to prove the agency's security posture.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Most roles require at least a Secret clearance, with some requiring Top Secret (TS/SCI) depending on the sensitivity of the systems.
• Must meet IAT Level II (Security+ CE) at a minimum.
• Requires a vendor-specific certification such as Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate.
• 7+ years in Systems Administration with at least 3 years focused specifically on enterprise-level patch management in a DoD environment.
• Experience in IBM BigFix Action script action relevance, Powershell, Command Prompt (CMD), Disk Operating System (DOS), Unix Shell script command (SH) and many others to fit each Operating Systems, including Windows, RHEL, MAC.
• Experience with Microsoft automated patching & software delivery tools (System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and HCL BigFix.
• Environment is primarily in Windows OS, Linux, Windows Server – must show experience and competence across multiple platforms.
• Lead the enterprise-wide distribution of security patches, hotfixes, and service packs using tools like MECM (Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager/SCCM) or Tanium.
• Analyze ACAS (Assured Compliance Assessment Solution/Nessus) scan results to identify 'High' and 'Critical' vulnerabilities and execute remediation plans within mandated DoD timelines (e.g., IAVA/IAVB deadlines).
• Develop and maintain 'Gold Master' images for servers and workstations that are pre-hardened according to DISA STIGs.
• Serve as the final escalation point for complex system failures, registry issues, or botched updates that disrupt mission-critical contract management software.
• Generate weekly and monthly compliance dashboards for the federal Information Assurance (IA) team to prove the agency's security posture.
Preferred:
• IAT Level III (CASP+ or CISSP) is often preferred for 'Senior' designated roles.
Company:
Koniag Government Services is a Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government. Founded in 1971, the company is headquartered in Chantilly, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.