Senior Solutions Engineer

Responsibilities & Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working alongside senior engineers, contributing to the deployment and ongoing maintenance of a sophisticated Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution.
• Engaging with key stakeholders, including DHS CISA integrators, to ensure the PAM system operates flawlessly across development, testing, and production environments.
• Assisting with the management of roles and safes, helping deploy software updates, and contributing to the preparation of reports that highlight the performance and security of the PAM tool.
• Identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities, providing essential support for on-call troubleshooting and remediation efforts related to the PAM solution.
• Supporting annual disaster recovery testing, aid in documenting recovery and contingency plans, and assist with operating system patching on vault appliances.
• Ensuring that the PAM solution not only meets but exceeds security requirements, following DOT's Change Management processes and contributing to the enhancement of reporting capabilities in line with DHS CISA requirements.
• Performing day-to-day activities required to assist and identify technology solutions that meet enterprise requirements.
• Mapping functional requirements into technological requirements, and identifying technologies that meet the technological requirements.
• Conducting proof of concept, pilots and demos for the purposes of evaluating the suitability of given technologies for meeting requirements.
• Evaluating the tradeoffs between competing solutions and develops quantitative driven analysis of alternatives.
• Producing written analysis of research and recommendation papers that clearly describe the process followed, alternatives considered, evaluation criteria and rationale for recommendation and need for additional work.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience providing business solutions engineering support, to include architectural design, engineering design, proof of concept development, pilots, analysis, results, and documentation.
• Current Certified CyberArk Sentry credential, affirming their expertise in managing and safeguarding privileged accounts within the CyberArk platform.
• One year of experience in designing and implementing integrated lifecycle management processes for CyberArk within an organization comparable in scale to the Department of Transportation (DOT), demonstrating a capability to support complex cybersecurity environments.
• Three years of server administration experience is required, with specific proficiency in managing Windows Server 2019 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 environments. This experience should highlight a strong foundational knowledge in operating systems, indicating the candidate's ability to maintain and optimize server infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Demonstrated proficiency in seamlessly integrating CyberArk with SailPoint, showcasing the ability to unify privileged access management with comprehensive identity governance solutions, enhancing organizational security posture.
• Extensive experience with Active Directory, encompassing both front-end aspects such as account management and Group Policy, as well as back-end complexities including AD Schema, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and automation via PowerShell. This depth of knowledge ensures a robust and secure identity and access management framework.
• Solid understanding of database management principles, specifically with SQL Server 2019. This includes proficiency in backups, indexing, integrity checks, installation, configuration, managing ports and protocols, creating maintenance plans, and effective troubleshooting. Additionally, skilled in data modeling and schema, with the ability to interpret and navigate Entity Relationship Diagrams, underscoring a well-rounded database administration skill set.
• Proven capability in configuring CyberArk to ensure secure collaboration with a diverse array of systems and devices, including networks, iDRAC interfaces, applications, cloud services, storage solutions, servers, and appliances, guaranteeing the integrity and security of privileged access across the IT ecosystem.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer to join our team supporting the Department of Transportation.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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Additional Job Information

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Washington, DC
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Low
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen

Must be able to successfully obtain a Public Trust

OTHER INFORMATION

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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