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Terms of Employment
W2 Contract, Six Months (Likely Extennsion)
This position is 100% onsite in Warrenville. There will be once-per-month travel to Joliet or Morris, IL (whichever is preferred) for nuclear badging purposes.
The schedule is Monday Friday during standard business hours.
Overview & Responsibilities
Work with a leading clean energy provider in their Midwest Cyber Security division. This is a critical, hands-on role supporting a Principal Engineer in overhauling and building out a new, air-gapped cyber security lab. You will be responsible for the physical and logical setup of next-generation monitoring systems, acting as the primary "doer" to ensure the lab environment is robust and well-documented.
You will
Physically rack and cable HP servers and Cisco networking equipment.
Configure server hardware, including hardware-level RAID settings.
Deploy and configure Windows Server 2019 and virtual machines using VMware ESXi or Hyper-V.
Perform initial network configuration, including VLANs, routing, and IP addressing.
Assist in overhauling the SIEM (Splunk) environment by creating basic searches and optimizing dashboards.
Use GUIs to manage next-gen firewalls (Cisco FTD) and modify access control lists (ACLs).
Provide detailed documentation of technical solutions in "layman s terms" for site analysts.
Required Qualifications
3-5 years of experience in IT Desktop Support, Server Support, or Infrastructure.
Proven experience with physical hardware deployment (racking, cabling, RAID configuration).
Hands-on experience installing and configuring Windows Server operating systems.
Experience creating and restoring VMs within a VMware environment.
Ability to pass a nuclear-grade background check, psychological evaluation, and a zero-tolerance drug test (including marijuana).
Must be willing to travel to a nuclear site (Joliet or Morris area) once a month for badging purposes.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with Splunk (running searches or viewing dashboards).
Experience with Cisco branded switches and Next-Gen Firewalls (FTD).
Relevant certifications such as CCNA or CCIE.
Experience working with HP server hardware.