Description
Job Description:
1901 Group at Leidos currently has an opening for Patching/Vulnerability Administrator to support our Blacksburg Virginia Enterprise IT Operations Center. This is a great opportunity to work with an elite team of vulnerability professionals to maintain a secure environment for critical systems. Bring your own experience and work with our team to teach and learn while keeping systems patched and vulnerabilities remediated.
Primary Responsibilities
• Perform patch and security configuration activities to ensure Windows & Linux endpoints and hosted databases under management are properly secured and up to date.
• Remediate vulnerabilities using BigFix, SCCM, scripting and other tools.
• Monitor health, performance and operational trends to proactively identify issues before they become incidents.
• Support tickets and manage incidents, service requests, and problems through their full life-cycle
• Document status updates and communicate to necessary parties
• Document troubleshooting steps and knowledge articles for Shared Desk and Help Desk teams
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree and 4+ years of experience or Associates degree and 6+ years of experience in Vulnerability Management, able to offer conceptual knowledge as well as practical application.
• Prior experience with patch and remediation tools such as BigFix, SCCM, Tanium, etc.
• Knowledgeable in Linux and/or Windows server management skills, with a desire to learn deeper Linux and Windows administration.
• Understanding PowerShell and bash scripting
• Exposed to TCP/IP and other basic networking, with a desire to learn deeper networking skills
• Exposed to Python or other similar programming languages, and a desire to learn Python skills
• A US Citizen who can obtain a public trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Pay Range:
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Covid Guidance
In order to enter Leidos facilities in the U.S. and to attend Leidos events outside our facilities, employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or maintain proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 96 hours of entry. In addition, we are receiving guidance from certain customers that onsite contractor personnel will need to be fully vaccinated to access customer facilities. If you are not vaccinated, please consider getting your COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact your Talent Acquisition POC.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
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Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
