GuidePoint Security is hiring a
System Administrator Junior

Summary

Join GuidePoint Security as a Jr System Administrator and collaborate to develop innovative solutions to enable secure and reliable operations of enterprise computer systems. You'll work individually or in a small integrated team, lead tasks, projects, or teams, ensure project completion, provide guidance and direction to lower-level technicians, specialists, and managers, analyze root causes and resolve complex issues utilizing your full knowledge of industry.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a systems administrator
• Experience with installing, configuring, or maintaining devices, applications, and security tools, including Palo Alto Firewalls, Trellix ESS or former McAfee HBSS, ePO, and FireEye tools, Splunk and Cribl or ForeScout
• Experience with automating deployments, configuration management, or cybersecurity tools operations
• Experience with Cloud Enterprise and authorizing cloud systems
• Experience with Cloud services, including AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with DoD Risk Management Framework
• HS diploma or GED and 6 years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Associate’s degree and 4 years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 1 year of experience with supporting IT projects and activities
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II Certification, including Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND
• DoD 8570.01-M Cyber Security Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop innovative solutions to enable secure and reliable operations of enterprise computer systems
• Work individually or in a small integrated team, and may also lead a task, project, or team
• Ensure project completion and provide guidance and direction to lower-level technicians, specialists, and managers
• Develop new concepts and processes and analyze root causes and resolve complex issues utilizing your full knowledge of industry
• Perform systems administration of cyber tools sets and server systems connected to networks across multiple classification domains
• Provide support to developmental and operational systems, including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all client, server, storage, and network devices
• Configure and manage Windows, UNIX, and Linux, and install and load operating system and application software, including Host-based Security System, Endpoint Security Suite (ESS), Splunk, Cribl, and network security tools, including Firewalls and ForeScout
• Support Windows and Linux systems engineering efforts in system design and evaluation, solution engineering, software development, or system administration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with operating and maintaining Microsoft Windows and Linux servers
• Experience as a network administrator or systems engineer
• Experience with Gigamon, FireEye, Ansible, Encase, Fidelis, Suricata, Varonis, or VMware tools
• Experience with scripting in PowerShell and BASH command line interfaces
• Experience with Cloud Enterprise, authorizing cloud systems, and Cloud services, including AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with using Active Directory to manage Windows policies
• Experience with creating system and network diagrams
• Knowledge of different layers of the technology stack, including network, application frameworks, database systems, and vendor solutions
• Knowledge of Git and Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence and Microsoft Visio graphic and flowchart design
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• 100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
• 100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option