Job Description

AnaVation is seeking a Sr. Systems Security Engineer to provide engineering and administration support to a customer. The ideal candidate will engage with client leadership and senior team members, focusing on securing multiple operating systems, cloud environments, and enterprise applications while ensuring compliance with security frameworks and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Performing hands-on engineering, administration, and securing of operating systems
• Applying DISA STIGs across vendor technologies
• Performing system administration tasks (audit, log management, account management)
• Designing and developing secure system architectures
• Evaluating and implementing security architecture solutions
• Ensuring technical compliance with security frameworks
• Conducting vulnerability scans and remediations
• Collaborating with stakeholders to implement security controls
• Supporting security assessments and ATO activities
• Documenting security configurations and compliance evidence
• Troubleshooting security-related issues
• Advising clients on application data and vulnerabilities
• Providing Incident Response activities
• Promoting information security awareness
• Presenting vulnerability analysis

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in information system engineering and configuration management
• 5 years of experience in control implementation and secure system engineering
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with security monitoring, SIEM tools (Splunk), vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Nessus), EDR tools (Crowdstrike), and web app scanning tools (Burpsuite, Acunetix)
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory, SANs, VMWare, and networking devices
• Expertise in scripting (batch, bash, PowerShell)
• Experience configuring and operating enterprise storage (SAN)
• Server visualization experience (VMWare, VSphere, Hyper-V)
• Experience with Linux, Windows, and Oracle/SQL Databases
• Experience with Agile Methodologies and GRC Tools (CSAM)
• Strong desire to learn and grow
• Certifications: OS specific certifications, Security +

Benefits

• No benefits