Security Clearance required:

TS/SCI

Do you want to make a difference?

Cognosante employees are passionate about improving people’s lives. With an innovative mindset and an unwavering commitment to those we serve, we partner with healthcare, civilian and defense agencies to deliver exceptional public services and programs. Our multi-faceted technology and customer experience (CX) solutions achieve program outcomes, solve critical challenges and create meaningful change. Whether we are helping Veterans access healthcare faster, ensuring that members of the military complete their missions safely, or helping people obtain health insurance, our work touches millions of people. Are you ready to make a difference?

Come Join Our Team

Fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding environment supporting regional defense efforts. This project delivers defensive cyberspace operations (DCO) support to Cyber Security Service Provider Division (CSSP-D), US Army Regional Cyber Center-Korea. The CSSP-D environment includes any hardware, software, application, tool, system, or network used by the Government, whether developed, leased, or commercially purchased. Our operations are based on-site at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Employees are authorized to receive a Living Quarters Allowance, a Cost-of-Living Allowance, and relocation expenses. Additionally, our employees are eligible for reimbursement for school-aged children to attend either Department of Defense Education Activity schools (space available) or local school of choice.

What is the position?

As a System Administrator you will be required, under supervision, to administer servers, workstations, appliances environment consisting of multiple operating system solutions (Windows, RedHat, Cisco, etc). maintaining operating system workstations and servers, including web servers, in support of Defensive Cyber Operations requirements. These systems are used to defend against unauthorized activity on all Army assets residing on NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and CENTRIX-K. Your work will include current and new systems at various lifecycle stages, and any future applications/systems not currently identified. You will be required to continue performance during peacetime, crisis, hostilities, and war operations. This position requires DoD 8140 Certification compliance by having either a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate major or one of the certifications listed below. This position requires the ITIL Foundations certification be obtained within three months of date of hire.

What will I get to do?

You will be required to assist and support the operation and maintenance of Unified – Security Information & Event Management platform consisting of Confluent Kafka, Elasticsearch, logstash, and Kibana. You will assist in identifying data sources and assist in getting them ingested into U-SIEM. You will provide end user support for all CE applications, operating systems, peripherals, and applications. You will support, monitor, test, and troubleshoot hardware and software problems pertaining to their CE. You will manage accounts, network rights, and access to NE systems and equipment. You will implement applicable patches including IA vulnerability alerts (IAVA), IA vulnerability bulletins (IAVB), and technical advisories (TA) for the CE operating system(s). You will be required to be familiar with preparing and submitting Plan of Actions and Milestones. You will configure, optimize, and test network servers, hubs, routers, and switches to ensure they comply with security policy, procedures, and technical requirements. You will install, test, maintain, and upgrade CE operating systems software and hardware. You will demonstrate proficiency in applying security requirements to an operating system for the NE or CE used in their current position. You will install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software and hardware. You will support in identifying gaps in Defensive Cyber Operations and provide recommendations to mitigate them. You will ensure that hardware, software, data, and facility resources are archived, sanitized, or disposed of in a manner consistent with system security plans and requirements. You will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of enclave IA security procedures and safeguards. You will support the design and execution of security exercises. You will conduct tests of network devices and IA safeguards in accordance with established test plans and procedures to ensure compliance with security policies, procedures, and requirements. You will design, deploy, configure, and maintain virtual environments utilizing state-of-the-art solutions. You will be required to obtain ITIL Foundations certification within three months.

What qualifications do I need?

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university (Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering degree; or a degree in a Mathematics or Engineering field).

• FITSP-O or GFACT or CASP+ or CCNP Security or CCSP certification can be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

• If substituting certification for a Bachelor’s degree, a HS diploma or GED is required in addition to the certification.

What additional characteristics will help me thrive?

• 5 years of experience in an equivalent position

• ITIL Foundations certification (within three months of contract start date or hiring date)

• Specialized experience in Information Technology (IT) defense infrastructure (Sensors, Vulnerability Scanners, Firewalls, etc.) and a working knowledge of wireless technology and Army operating systems (OS) (i.e. Windows, Apple, and UNIX).

• Experience managing the following products:

• vSphere

• Elasticsearch stack (ELK)

• Apache Kafka

What We Offer  

Our mission is to provide comprehensive and competitive pay, benefits, services, and programs to eligible employees and their dependents that: 

• Ensure optimal health and productivity of our employees  

• Support employee retention and attraction 

• Provide work/life balance to ensure our employees succeed inside and outside of the office 

Compensation

$96,760.98 - $154,817.56

The pay range for this job is determined by various factors, including but not necessarily limited to location, responsibilities of the job, and alignment with market data. When determining a salary for this role, the following factors may be taken into consideration - contract-specific affordability, education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. The estimate displayed represents the salary range for this position and is just one component of Cognosante’s total compensation package for employees. It is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee.

Cognosante will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position.

What We Promise  

Cognosante employees are inspired by our bold mission to improve lives. To achieve this mission, we put our people first. No matter where they're located around the nation, our innovative workplaces enable individuals to apply their skills and experience to work toward a greater good.

We foster a winning culture of solution creators built on innovation, collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance. And we invest in the next generation of diverse talent to foster an inclusive, progressive, adaptable workplace that prioritizes advancement for all. As an affirmative action employer, we are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.  

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At Cognosante, we innovate with purpose. Each day, we create meaningful change by delivering mission-driven solutions for healthcare, civilian, and defense government agencies. When you work at Cognosante, you’ll apply your talents and grow your career with an organization that believes in the missions of our customers – and the right every employee has to an inclusive, flexible, and collaborative workplace. Work with us, and you’ll be challenged and supported—and have the platform to elevate your career to wherever your professional aspirations lead.​

Get to know Cognosante employees

• We’re driven by our customers’ missions, and measure success by how we improve lives.

• We believe innovative solutions start with an innovative culture.

• We believe customer understanding is the key to creating innovative solutions.

• We know we are stronger together, and we value the diversity of our people.

• We believe growth should be a core job benefit.

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