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Halogen Engineering Group, Inc

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - Nessus/Trellix - 5+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - ES - 081426-1

Halogen Engineering Group, Inc

Location
Onsite (Fort George G Meade, Maryland)
Compensation
$151k - $160k/yr
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior Level
Posted 3 days ago

About the Role

Halogen Engineering Group is seeking a System Administrator to support Department of Defense and Intelligence Community clients. The role involves maintaining hardware and software, managing security tools, and ensuring compliance with established policies.

Skills

System administration Nessus Trellix Windows server Linux Bash Powershell Vulnerability scanning Compliance scanning Network architecture DNS Nginx Apache Security+ Configuration control Helpdesk support

Benefits

  • Medical plans
  • Dental plan
  • Vision plan
  • 401k
  • Life insurance
  • Disability
  • Paid time off

Perks

  • Performance bonuses

Full job details

System Administrator - Nessus/Trellix - 5+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required 

Halogen Engineering is looking for Records Management Systems Administrator who will be part of a team and will provide support required to operate and maintain all hardware and software in compliance with established policies required by the customer. This position is technical in nature. The successful individual will perform systems administration in coordination with the ISSO. The Systems Administrator will:

Location: Fort Meade, MD
Travel Required: No
Shift: Day
Remote Type: Onsite
Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI
Polygraph: Required


Salary Range


The projected compensation range for this position is 151K- 160K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements


Capabilities
  • Provide tier 1 helpdesk support at an annual exercise event
  • Collect and transfer files between networks
  • Manage user accounts
  • Apply and verify patches on Windows and Linux systems
  • Update Trellix ePO (Formerly McAfee) security files
  • Run and review vulnerability scans and compliance scans
  • Manage configuration control of IT assets
  • Coordinate with event locations to ensure access


Requirements


Required Skills

  Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and five (5) years’ experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

·         Must have at least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in Modern operating systems and network architectures.  

·         Must have at least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in certification and accreditation. Architecture development and design.                Risk Assessments. IA Metrics gathering.  

·         Must meet DoD Directive 8570 IAM Level 1 requirements (Security + at a minimum).

·         Be willing to operate in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision, and possess strong interpersonal, problem solving, and decision-                         making skills.

·         Be willing to travel; several smaller trips (2-5 days) per year and one longer trip (2 to 5 weeks) per year.

·         Physical Demands & Equipment: Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

·         Experience with Tenable Nessus/ACAS.

·         Experience with Trellix (formerly McAfee).

·         Understanding of DNS.

·         Familiarity with Linux CLI; Windows Servers; Bash and Powershell Scripting.

·         Experience with Nginx and Apache Web Server Management.

·         Understanding of basic networking concepts.

Desired Skills
  • Experience with PKI; Ansible or other operating tools; Linux KVM Hypervisor; Windows GPO; Elasticsearch/Kibana; GIT; Python; RSYSLOG; Nxlog; Cisco IOS CLI
  • Demonstrate experience with Operating Systems (Windows, Linux).


Benefits


CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

  • Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
  • Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
  • CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
Guardian Insurance 

Dental Plan

  • Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

  • Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

·       10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

·       20 Paid Time Off Days

·       6 Federal Holidays

·       5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

·       Based on performance and billable hours

 

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.