Role : Systems Security Specialist

Location : Woodlawn, MD

Duration : 6 Months

Face To Face Reqirements

Job Description :

Project Details:

Qualified candidate will provide SME system security specialist support of Social Security Administration's (SSA) IBM firewall servers. IBM services are required to support network-related activities where the candidate must have access to IBM software code (for installation, maintenance, and upgrades). Support may include the following:

Maintenance of all SSA Headquarters security firewall servers.
Maintenance of SSA Internet Sendmail.
Maintenance of Domain Name System (DNS).
Script creation for IBM Advance Interactive eXecutive (AIX) servers.
Troubleshooting support of network connectivity, DNS, and Sendmail problems within SSA intranet and internet environments.
Implementation of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Services.

The qualified candidate will support installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrades of the IBM server firewalls at SSA Headquarters (National Computer Center [NCC]). SSA requires services to implement, install, customize, integrate, troubleshoot and optimize IBM firewall hardware and software in support of customer facing firewall devices which protect the SSA network.

Required:

Required experience with implementation, installation, customization, integration, troubleshooting and optimize the IBM firewall hardware and software in support of customer facing firewall devices which protect the SSA network.

AIX System Administration

Operating System installation.
Operating System patching/upgrade.
Maintain local users.
Maintain local ACL's.

AIX Virtualization

Manage virtual networks.
Manage virtual memory.
Manage virtual SCSI devices.

Linux System Administration

Operating System installation.
Operating System patching/upgrade.
Maintain local users.
Maintain local ACL's.

Checkpoint Firewall Administration

Operating System installation.
Operating System patching/upgrade.
Maintain firewall rules.

DNS Administration

BIND Installation and upgrades.
Manage DNS for ssa.gov, socialsecurity.gov and segurosocial.gov.
Manage DNSSEC keys for all SSA zones.

Sendmail Administration

Sendmail installation and upgrades.
Manage sendmail access lists.
Manage sendmail configuration files.
Manage sendmail milters.

Dante Proxy Administration

Dante installation and upgrades.
Manage dante proxy access control lists.

Software Management

Download and build open source software for:

BIND, Sendmail, Sendmail Milters, Dante Proxy Server, Apache Web Server, OpenSSL, OpenSSH, Perl

Download and build system libraries that are prerequisites for the above software.

Scripting

Create/maintain custom scripts using:

Perl, bash, ksh, expect, c, html, php, mysql

Create custom Web interfaces for various application support.

Hardware Maintenance

IBM Power 740 and accessories.
IBM x3550
Symmetricom Sysncserver S350

DESIRED

IBM Certified System Administrator - AIX
Knowledge and experience of SSA and SSA systems
Experience working as a government contractor

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cloud Big Data Technologies is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Big Data Technologies will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Big Data Technologies require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract

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