ACAS/HBSS Systems Administrator

Job ID: 2401271

Location: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, US

Date Posted: 2024-01-24

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Sys Administrator

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is looking for an ACAS/HBSS Support Administrator to support the US Navy's Computer Defense Network in North Charleston, SC.

• Primarily accountable for providing Engineering Solutions of Endpoint Security System (ESS)/Host Based Security System (HBSS) & Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS, Nessus & Security Center) to Afloat networks.

• Execute policy development and engineer upgrade solutions for Afloat vessels and maintain system compliance within ESS technology area. 

• Configure & validate secure system & physical controls; test security products & systems to detect security vulnerabilities. 

• Duties may also include, but are not limited to, deployment & administration of ePO, ESS/HBSS advanced policy tuning, deployment & administration of Security Center, network connectivity troubleshooting, & IV&V.

• Tasking includes but is not limited to troubleshooting, metrics collection, maintenance support, and the timely entry of communication and tasking into the ticket management tool (ITSM/Helix).

Travel: Anticipated travel is up to 10%, both CONUS and OCONUS.  Candidate must have or be able to obtain a US Passport.

 

Qualifications

Required education and experience:

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; years of related experience with a GED/HS degree may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Required experience:

• Experience in designing, testing and validating, maintaining and/or deploying HBSS or ACAS systems in a DoD environment (experience with systems in large (15,000+) node environments is a plus)

• Experience conducting analyses of log files, to include individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, intrusion detection system logs, & aggregate Splunk data to identify & remediate possible threats to network security

• Experience utilizing DISA STIGs to harden and secure Windows and/or Linux systems with solid understanding of current operating system security design best practices

• Be self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment

• Capable of creating in-depth, accurate technical documentation.

Required clearance:

• Active Secret clearance and have eligibility for a Top Secret clearance. Higher clearances accepted.

Desired experience:

• Knowledge of systems engineering activities and process improvement approaches strongly desired

• Knowledge of the RMF process and supporting deliverables

• CANES/ADNS experience for Afloat vessels

• Participation in SIT/AISIT events

Certifications:

• Required Current Security Certification: CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CASP+ CE, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, OR GCIH.

• Desired OS Certification:  Windows or Linux Variant, VMWare, MS SQL, Active Directory, HBSS, ACAS, SPLUNK, Server+, or similar.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.