Zero Trust Enterprise Infrastructure Support Specialist

Kadiak

Job ID 24200098

Kadiak, a Koniag Government Services company, is hiring a Zero Trust Enterprise Infrastructure Support Specialist to support our Federal client in Albuquerque, NM. Position may be performed onsite, or remotely from any location within the CONUS. Preference will be given to qualified applicants who are a member of a Federally Recognized Native American Tribe. Position requires U. S. Citizenship.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

Position Overview:

The Zero Trust Enterprise Infrastructure Support Specialist serves as the subject matter expert for Zero Trust and is primarily responsible for providing senior level technical support for the implementation and administration of multiple Zero Trust solutions. In addition, the position provides Zero Trust consultative support for developing and enhancing enterprise Zero Trust processes and initiatives.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities:

• Provides senior level technical support for the implementation and maintenance of various Zero Trust solutions. This includes collaboration with multiple enterprise engineers, security specialists and application vendors to successfully design, test, implement and administer the solutions.

• Assists with development of a comprehensive agency strategy for enhancing Zero Trust maturity through CISA trust pillars; Identity, Devices, Networks, Application/Workloads and Data.

• Designs future-state architectures and identifies technologies required to successfully implement mandated enterprise Zero Trust concepts.

• Collaborates with other business units to develop Zero Trust transition plans that incorporate NIST recommended steps including identification of enterprise actors, assets, key processes and risks, along with policy formulation candidate solutions, deployment and monitoring

• Work on day-to-day implementation and management of assigned delivery order projects, either independently or with assigned teams of programmers, trainers, and other information system and management professionals.

• Identify, organize, direct, coordinate, and report the status of planning and production of all activities associated with assigned delivery order projects.

• Initiate, implement, and/or oversee routine or as needed administrative and managerial project-related activities, including creating analysis and feedback tools, schedules, work plans, management reporting tools, testing plans, meeting planning and materials, training plans, web site content, and other related tasks.

• Plan, conduct and direct the analysis of IT problems, and provides technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and recommending IT systems solutions to specific situations to improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management.

• Develop and maintain project plans and reporting requirements in accordance with customer direction for all assigned tasks.

• Analyze, evaluate, and/or provide recommendations for improvement in the efficiency of internal processes, administrative operations, organizations, or management.

• Perform work that supports a wide range of IT management activities including strategic planning, capital planning and investment control, workforce planning, policy and standards development, resource management, knowledge management, architecture and infrastructure planning and management, and auditing.

• Assist development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems.

• Aid in own self-development by being available and receptive to all training made available by the company.

• Plan daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description and supervisor s instruction in such a way as to maximize personal output.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Must possess extensive experience in the following areas:

• Senior level enterprise application systems administration including application installation in coordination with vendors, application management, alerting, monitoring, maintenance, performance tuning, secure user management, delegation of roles, documentation of system configurations, patching, OS maintenance, back-up/failover, and HA design.

• Experience managing complex applications with dispersed architectures in a large enterprise environment

• Comprehensive experience designing and implementing Zero Trust principles while coordinating projects in collaboration with multiple business units to ensure alignment with Zero Trust directives.

Qualifications:

• Must possess at least 3 years of experience implementing Zero Trust solutions in a large enterprise environment.

• Bachelor s degree (BS/BA) from a four-year college or university is preferred and/or minimum of 5 years' experience with IT systems administration.

• Experience with Palo Alto Prisma and Cortex XDR is a plus.

• Customer service skills and excellent communication skills (verbal, presentation, and written).

• A demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Windows/Office.

• Desired certifications: ITIL V3/2011 Foundations, MCSE (Windows Server 2012/2016/2019), MCITP, Security+, CISSP

• Able to obtain a public trust security clearance.

• Adapt to quickly changing priorities.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft applications.

• Positive customer service attitude.

• Proactive approach to problem solving.

• Successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a government security clearance. US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.

Office Location and Travel:

Albuquerque, NM or any location within the CONUS. No travel is anticipated.

Clearance Requirement:

Must be a U. S. Citizen with ability to obtain an MBI Public Trust clearance.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to navigate or to apply to a position on our website, please contact Heaven Wood via e-mail at ~~~ or by calling ~~~ to request accommodations.

Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit ~~~.

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