Systems - Network/Admin Engineer

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Job description

System/Network Engineer

Sterling, VA

MUST:

Experienced Systems- Network Administrator/Engineer

8+ years of overall IT experience working with Systems and Networks

5+ years of technical experience troubleshooting complex network, system, and end user support issues

Strong application management and support experience

Hands on experience with Proxy tools such as ZScaler or Cisco Umbrella

Experience in the change management process strongly preferred

Understanding and hands on experience creating and managing GPOs via Active Directory

Strong experience with firewalls both hands on and monitoring (preferably Fortigate/Fortinet tools)

Experience providing system and network security and hardening measures

Strong communication skills both written and verbal

Strong documentation skills

Ability to work well on a team and independently

Relevant Certifications are a plus : Network+ce, Security+ce, CCNA, VMWare, or Fortinet

DUTIES:

Will help proactively monitor and report on overall system service performance and take action to correct deficiencies in monitoring and controlling the quality of individual network services

Develop, execute and track the performance of security measures to protect information and network infrastructure and computer systems

Plan, develop, implement and update companies information security strategy

Educate and train staff on information system security best practices

Design computer security strategy and engineer comprehensive cybersecurity architecture in a lab environment

Install software that monitors systems and networks for security breaches and intrusions

Monitor systems for irregular behavior and set up preventive measures

Identifying, analyzing, and remediate infrastructure, application, and OS level vulnerabilities and compliance issues

Build and maintenance lab environment which consists of VMware vCenter and ESXi

Test and implement security OS hardening utilizing GPOs and scripting

Manage MFA platform including administrators, users and application protection

Manage Zscaler tenant to adhere to defined company policies

Responsible for auditing security implementations through monitoring firewalls

Perform on-call operational duties on rotational basis

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

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