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Penn State University · 1 week ago

Cyber Security Systems Engineer

University Park, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$86K/yr - $164K/yr

6+ years exp

Penn State University is seeking a self-motivated Cyber Security Systems Engineer to join their Research Office Information Technology Division at the Applied Research Laboratory. The role involves leading IT engagement with researchers, providing technical support for research operations, and advocating for research needs within ITS.

Higher Education

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead ITS’s engagement with the Research Office to:

Bridge communication between researchers and ITS; translating complex research requirements into actionable, prioritized IT strategies

Surface IT needs proactively and co-create solutions

Develop a robust understanding of sponsor and research objectives to anticipate IT dependencies and construct/align technical solutions with sponsor goals

Demonstrate understanding of research needs and priorities by acting as a partner in problem solving to identify solutions

Develop and maintain documentation of current and emerging IT needs and priorities

Advocate for research needs within ITS while providing information to support prioritization at the Lab leadership level

Provide a broad scope of technical support for research related operations

Ensure IT hardware and software follow proper system design, operations, configurations, and maintenance

Generate and maintain system and process documentation

Provide general consultative services to researchers on a broad scope of technology

Provide field testing support at off-site locations

Qualification

Advanced Linux administrationContainerization technologiesNetworking conceptsGeneral scripting languagesVulnerability scanning toolsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Advanced Linux administration and support

Broad scope of IT hardware (server, workstation, networking, peripherals, etc.)

General scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, etc.)

Containerization technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Rancher, etc.)

Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences in written and verbal form

Exceptional ability to translate complex research objectives and technical requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences

Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to leverage them to resolve technical and procedural issues

Networking concepts and technologies

Demonstrated ability to problem solve collaboratively, build relationships, and foster cohesion

Current eligibility for access to classified information at the TS/SCI level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

Master's Degree 8+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted (if filled as Cyber Security Systems Engineer - Principal Professional)

Bachelor's Degree 6+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted (if filled as Cyber Security Systems Engineer - Senior Professional)

Ability to obtain a government security clearance

U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Familiarity with DCSA, DoD, and/or IC Authorization to operate processes, procedures and framework

Support of CI/CD pipelines (Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)

Automation and management of Linux and Windows system configurations with scripting, policy, and management tools (shell scripting, Satellite, Puppet, Ansible, MCM, system and group policy, etc.)

Vulnerability and security scanning tools (ACAS, Nessus, SCC, Trivy, Grype, SCAP, OpenSCAP, Evaluate STIG, etc.)

Commercial, government, and DoD cloud computing environments

Support of research computing environments and projects