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Linux System Admin - Princeton NJ (Hybrid 4 Days Onsite) - 1 Year Contract

Princeton, NJ, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

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Skills

Linux
VM
Vulnerability Management
CVE
AWS
Qualys
Nessus
BitSight

Summary

Job Details:

Job Title: Linux System Admin

Location: Princeton, NJ (Hybrid 4 Days Onsite , One Day Remote)

Duration: 1 Year Contract

Description:

Heavy Linux Systems Administration Experience
This person will be more heavy Linux focused. 90% Linux, 10% Windows
More of an internal client-facing person, someone who can run and generate reports, run vulnerability management tools. Someone who can check various VM tools, look for CVE's, build and follow a work plan, and review that work plan with leadership. They don't want this person doing a lot of evaluation of threat intelligence; they want someone who can really write well and has collaborative experience.
This person will need to be a self-starter, be able to chase down different teams to work with, communicate clearly with engineers and management to express where remediations are, and be able to give high-level reports and status updates.
Must have excellent communication skills, including very good verbal communication.
Some application management and application packaging experience would be great
Any experience with standard VM tools, Qualys, Nessus, BitSight, etc
Flexibility to learn new things. They have an internal Vulnerability management tool that they want this consultant to manage. Following up on tickets, launching tickets against them.
Public Cloud AWS Experience is a plus

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Dice Id: RTX1d209c
Position Id: 8962662
Posted 1 hour ago

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