Information Security Systems Engineer (RHEL Focus)

UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams. By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India.

About the role

UltraViolet Cyber is seeking a Security Engineer who will provide Security Operations Center (SOC) engineering support and guidance to improve the client’s cybersecurity posture, including the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems by identifying, verifying, and understanding cyber events. This role involves performing design/engineering, configuration, implementation, and administrative activities associated with event collection tier solutions. You will normalize and correlate logs, events, and data to detect, identify, and confirm security events, breaches, and attacks. The role also includes leveraging automation software to manage and operate a large number of servers and devices for a Federal Security Operations Center, providing operations and maintenance (O&M) for hardware, and supporting the full engineering life cycle (concept to retirement) of systems.

This is a 1-2 days per week onsite role in Herndon, VA, supporting a large DHS agency. The selected hire must be a US Citizen with an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• File and Directory Management: Using essential tools to handle files, directories, and command-line environments.
• System Operations: Managing running systems, booting into different run levels, controlling services, and handling virtual machines.
• Storage Configuration: Setting up partitions, logical volumes, and configuring file systems with attributes like permissions and encryption.
• User and Group Management: Creating and managing users, groups, and access control.
• Security Management: Configuring firewalls, SELinux, and ensuring system security.
• Software Management: Installing, updating, and maintaining software packages and core services.

Requirements

• At least three years of experience in security-focused IT engineering.
• At least three years of experience in the operations, management, monitoring, and maintenance of network security devices and technologies, including firewalls, routers, VPN, IDS sensors, proxies, wireless access points, PKI, domain controllers, and security information event managers.
• At least three years of practical experience in the application, management, and implementation of security policies, controls, and baselines for a wide range of operating systems (e.g., Windows, OS X, Linux), network equipment (e.g., routers, switches), and network security devices (e.g., firewalls, IDS sensors, proxy servers, VPN concentrators).
• Thorough understanding of Linux-based systems to execute O&M for Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers through both command line and automation software.
• US Citizenship with an active Secret clearance (required upon hire).
• High school diploma.

Skills

• Linux Admin
• Ansible
• Splunk Admin
• VMware
• IDS/IPS hardware support
• Log collection

Qualifications

Certification: One or more Microsoft, Linux, or Cisco certifications (e.g., MCSE or CCNP).

Benefits

• 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st of the month following your first day of employment).
• Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability.
• Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness insurance options.
• Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program.
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually.