Sr. Cyber Security Administrator
About The Position
Revolutional is seeking a senior Cyber Security Administrator to support containment, eradication, and recovery activities in a Security Operations Center (SOC) serving a large federal agency across on-premises and cloud environments. The role implements and maintains operating systems and related software supporting cyber operations, performs client-directed response actions on affected systems, accounts, networks, and services, and helps restore them to a secure operational state. The specialist may lead others assisting in the work and serves as a go-to system administration resource in the SOC. The position is onsite at client facilities in New Carrollton, Maryland, or Memphis, Tennessee. It works weekday core operational hours, with the possibility of evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts during an incident or emergency. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Travel is listed as 0%, with onsite presence at client facilities as directed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience implementing and maintaining operating systems and related software, including platform and software patching, in support of cyber operations.
- Experience designing and implementing backup and recovery processes and performing data recoveries.
- Experience supporting incident containment, eradication, and recovery in an enterprise environment.
- Strong Windows and Linux system administration skills, including Active Directory.
- Scripting and automation skills, such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Recognized as a specialist in the area of assignment, with experience leading others assisting in the work.
- Ability to work evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting federal government contracts as a contractor, including working to contract performance standards, deliverable schedules, and government review and approval processes.
- Experience working within federal change management processes.
- Experience with EDR, SIEM, and incident ticketing tools.
- Experience administering hybrid on-premises and cloud environments, including AWS or Azure.
- Certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, RHCSA, or Microsoft administrator certifications.
Responsibilities
- Recommend and implement client-directed containment actions for affected systems, accounts, networks, or services, including isolating hosts, disabling accounts, and blocking access.
- Coordinate response actions with authorized technical teams, system owners, other contractors, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Support removal of malicious activity, artifacts, unauthorized access, and persistence mechanisms from affected systems.
- Support recovery, including system rebuilds, data restoration from backups, patching, and secure reconfiguration, to restore affected systems and services to a secure operational state.
- Confirm completion of directed response actions and document results in client-approved systems.
- Prepare tactical configuration change documentation as soon as practical and within four hours of a change.
- Support incident closure by verifying required remediation, reporting, and coordination actions are complete.
- Implement and maintain operating systems and related software supporting cyber activities, including platform and software patching.
- Establish and implement computer operations standards consistent with documented customer cyber policies for hardware and software compatibility.
- Monitor system resources, troubleshoot system issues and outages, and assist with designing and implementing backup and recovery processes.
- Schedule, perform, and monitor system backups, and perform data recoveries when necessary.
- Automate processes to streamline monitoring, troubleshooting, deployment, and maintenance.
- Lead and guide individuals assisting in the work.
Benefits
- Traditional and HSA-eligible medical insurance plans
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision insurance options
- 100% employer-sponsored short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- 5% 401(k) company matching
- Flexible schedules and teleworking options
- Paid holidays and PTO accrual plans
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Team and company-wide events, recognition, and appreciation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
