Senior Security Systems Administrator

Responsibilities

• Develop Automation platform for delivering and managing Cloud and On-Prem infrastructure, including: Windows, Linux, VMWare, AWS, physical servers, and networks.
• Conducting security assessments through vulnerability testing and risk analysis.
• Performing both internal and external security scans.
• Analyzing security breaches to identify the root cause.
• Verifying the security of third-party vendors and collaborating with them to meet security requirements.
• Detailed Internet/Network Security skills - firewalls, VPN, IDS, IPS, proxies, etc.
• Work closely with other infrastructure and application teams to develop, plan, and implement automation products/services for deployments and manageability.
• Drive technical innovation and efficiency in cloud and On-Prem infrastructure via automation scripting and working with APIs.
• Support cloud and On-Prem servers including security configurations, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Develop scripts for automating client/server functions.
• Reviews and approves technical designs for conformance to standards and architectural requirements.
• Provides consultation and assists project teams in formulating solutions.
• Ability to analyze false positives and zero-day vulnerabilities.
• Must be able to perform under tight timeframes and execute problem-solving skills.
• Identifies and understands the key drivers that impact the business.
• Performs business and technical requirements analysis and review.
• Proactively learns about and evaluates emerging technologies (reviewing technical journals, team sharing, mentors, vendors, peer groups, special training).
• Develops, monitors, and enforces technical standards.
• Understands and leverages best practices of Information Technology.
• Establish technical specifications that facilitate easy, accurate coding or scripting/configuration.
• Develops information processing strategies and plans that add value and/or competitive advantage to customers.
• Executes risk assessment utilizing established methodologies.
• Develops relevant, repeatable criteria for assessing future risks and problems.
• Develops appropriate metrics to measure total system performance.

Qualifications

• Education: An undergraduate degree (BA/BS Computer Science, BE, BTech) is required; a graduate degree is preferred. Equivalent experience can be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Cloud Platforms Experience: 5+ years hands-on experience on Cloud platforms - AWS, Azure and VMWare.
• Large Project Implementation: Involvement in large project implementation using any of the following:
• AWS: EC2, ELB, S3, IAM, ECS etc.
• Azure: Compute, Cloud services, Azure Active Directory, Traffic Manager, Express Route.
• API & Cloud Architecture Knowledge: Knowledge about APIs and the ability to architect cloud-ready applications.
• Proof-of-Concept Experience: Experience conducting proof-of-concept, developing prototype, and reference models.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with and make strategic recommendations to Senior and Executive Management, as well as all levels of internal/external service partners.
• Passion for Technology: A deep passion for technology and a love of learning new things.
• Business Acumen:Ability to understand business processes and develop APIs, Cloud Native applications.
• Ability to understand customer's business and suggest connected value proposition with other digital offerings.

Technical Skills:

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle (Any two)
• Database: PL/SQL
• Security Tools: Nexpose, Nmap, Qradar, Alertlogic and Cloud health
• On-Prem Platforms: VMWare, Bare metal (HP, Dell)
• DevOps: (Visual Studio, GIT, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, etc) (Any two)
• Cloud Integration Platforms
• Operating Systems: Unix (Linux, Solaris, etc), MS Windows (2012, 2016, etc)
• Networking: TCP/IP, LDAP, WAN, LAN and Cloud Hub technologies
• OS Security
• Scripting Languages: Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, etc)

Certification:

• Having CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) is an additional advantage.