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System Administrator 3

Everest Consultants, Inc.
  • Vancouver, WA
  • $61.29 Per Hour
  • Instant Apply
1 day ago

Job Description

Title: System Administrator 3
Location: Vancouver, WA (Onsite)
Duration: 12-month Contract (with possible extensions up to 5 years)
Pay Range: $61.29 $64.52 per hour

Supports cybersecurity vulnerability management through network, application, and system assessments. Identifies and analyzes security vulnerabilities, recommends remediation, tracks corrective actions, and maintains compliance with information security standards and regulatory requirements.

Position Responsibilities
  • Conduct vulnerability and compliance assessments across networks, applications, operating systems, databases, and infrastructure.
  • Configure, operate, and maintain vulnerability scanning tools, including Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Nmap, and related security applications.
  • Analyze scan results, manually validate findings, reduce false positives and negatives, and identify exploitable security weaknesses.
  • Research emerging vulnerabilities, assess threats and risks, and recommend appropriate remediation strategies.
  • Analyze network and wireless traffic using tools such as Wireshark, ngrep, Nmap, and Snort; identify and report abnormal activity.
  • Coordinate with technical teams, system administrators, business units, and stakeholders to investigate vulnerabilities and implement corrective actions.
  • Track remediation activities, verify fixes, monitor recurring vulnerabilities, and escalate prioritization concerns.
  • Assess network devices, Windows and Linux systems, applications, and configurations against security requirements and known cyber assets.
  • Develop and maintain vulnerability databases, compile scan data, analyze trends, and track remediation timelines and metrics.
  • Prepare vulnerability assessment reports, compliance findings, risk summaries, and remediation recommendations for management and stakeholders.
  • Develop and maintain vulnerability scanning procedures, security standards, SOPs, checklists, and best-practice guides.
  • Develop, test, and maintain scripts and automated processes to support vulnerability testing, reporting, and database administration.
  • Train network and system administrators on vulnerability scanning tools, procedures, and remediation practices.
  • Support vulnerability management policies and security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain security documentation, official records, and audit materials in accordance with information security, records management, and access requirements.

Position Requirements
Education & Corresponding Experience
  • A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a directly related technical discipline is preferred.
    • 8 years of experience is required with an applicable associate or bachelor's degree .
    • 10 years of experience is required without an applicable degree or with no degree .
  • Experience includes a minimum combination of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of Computer/Information Technology or related field and progressively more technical in nature.
Required Technical Skills & Experience
  • 2 years' experience with the following:
    • Classes of vulnerabilities, appropriate remediation, and industry standard classification schemes (CVE, CVSS, CPE)
    • Linux and Windows operating systems, including common programming or scripting languages
    • Devising methods to automate testing activities and streamline testing processes
  • Knowledge of patching programs of major hardware/software manufacturers. Knowledge of secure configuration and hardening of systems
  • Knowledge of methods for on-going evaluation of the effectiveness and applicability of information security controls (e.g., vulnerability testing, and assessment tools)
  • Knowledge of security vulnerabilities, application analysis, and protocol analysis
  • Knowledge of network topology, communication protocols, firewalls, proxies and IDS systems to effectively configure scanning software
Preferred Skills & Experience
  • Experience setting up and administering an enterprise cyber-vulnerability scanning and assessment infrastructure.
  • Experience administering computer systems in a 24/7 high availability operational environment.
  • Experience using specific technologies such as Splunk
  • Experience administering Tenable.sc and Nessus

Everest Consultants offers the following benefits for this position: medical, dental, & vision insurance, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and a referral bonus program, paid sick/vacation/holidays, and a health and welfare fringe benefit.

Everest Consultants is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal civil rights laws. #IND

Numbers & Facts

LocationVancouver, WA

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