Platform Engineer

Job#: 3042125

Job Description:
Platform Engineer

Location: Merrifield, Virginia (Remote)

Role Overview

We are looking for a Mid-level Systems Administrator/Engineer to take ownership of day-to-day operations. You will partner with additional teams within the organization to protect the brand, data, and IT assets from cyber-based threats by deploying, configuring, managing, and maintaining technologies and infrastructure. Successful candidates will work independently, require a high level of attention to detail, and communicate effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance of IT and enterprise-class security applications and systems.
• Troubleshoot Linux and/or Windows server operating systems and the enterprise applications running on them.
• Deploy, optimize, and maintain enterprise security applications, on-premise, SaaS, and IaaS.
• Remediate vulnerabilities on Windows and/or Linux systems by monitoring, maintaining, patching, and administering all aspects of those systems.
• Contribute to and maintain internal engineering documentation such as tool documentation, procedures, and status updates.
• Renew and update TLS certificates on appliances and enterprise applications.
• Respond to audit and enterprise hardening requests.
• Monitor daily ticket queues for incidents and work ingestion.
• Participate in an on-call and after-hours rotation.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in a large enterprise environment with a focus on change management.
• 3+ years of minimum experience as a System Administrator or a similar role.
• 3+ years of cybersecurity engineering or a related role.
• Experience with infrastructure management processes, including change management, problem management, and configuration management.
• Hands-on experience in an Agile, specifically Kanban, workflow.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding and ability to troubleshoot common Linux operating systems (Centos, Red hat, Ubuntu) or Windows server operating systems.
• Experience patching and upgrading Linux and Windows based operating systems, packages, and applications.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles as they apply to hardening enterprise-based systems.
• Basic scripting ability (Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, etc.) to automate routine tasks.
• Experience using or integrating SIEM technology.
• Knowledge of core network, firewall, routing, switching, load balancing, and proxy principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Ansible.
• Experience managing Linux-based Java/Tomcat COTS web applications in a clustered environment.
• Experience managing Windows .net based IIS COTS applications in a clustered environment.
• Experience managing physical or virtual appliances with limited Linux-based OS CLI interfaces.
• Ability to read and understand a packet capture.
• Experience using Jira/Confluence.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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