Computer Support & Security Specialist

Computer Support & Security Specialist

Location: Huntsville, AL

Who We Are

Special Aerospace Services (SAS) is a dynamic and rapidly growing aerospace company. Ready to be a critical part of one of the most exciting times in space exploration? What started in 2007 with a small team of visionaries is now a collaborative team of 100+ tenacious and steadfast specialists acting as trusted partners to clients in the space industry. Our mission is to further humankind’s dreams in air and space, and together, we are driven to innovate across engineering and mission-critical hardware.

Your Role

SAS is seeking a Computer Support & Security Specialist to join the SAS IT team. You will support a Mixed Computing environment consisting of Azure government Cloud, Microsoft 365 Government Cloud, and an on-premises environment. As a federal government contractor, knowledge of CMMC 2.0 will play a critical role in your duties. You will support all aspects of the infrastructure from front-end user assigned hardware to back-end server hardware and applications. Maintaining the infrastructure and ensuring it meets CMMC 2.0 requirements and audits will be a major part of your job duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Support team members by owning & resolving issues using the company’s help desk ticketing system.

Support new hire onboarding through timely provisioning, setup and orientation of hardware, software, systems, and company devices

Maintaining Servers by patching and keeping the OS updated with the latest fixes and security patches

Implementing Microsoft Azure Security recommendations and best practices on both Azure Cloud as well as on-premises servers

Be proficient at using Microsoft Defender for Cloud to maintain a high security posture score

Be familiar with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements and implementation

Understand, champion and ensure IT Policies and Procedures are maintained and followed consistently

Use Microsoft Sentential SIEM to support security information and management

Respond to alerts in monitoring the infrastructure on both Azure and on-premises environments. Maximize uptime and availability of the IT infrastructure

Support and interact with end-users and teammates in a professional manner

Set SMART goals and continuous professional development to ensure current knowledge and skills in keeping with industry trends

Basic Qualifications:

10+ years of experience

Network security experience with RBAC and ACL

Familiarity with CMMC 2.0

Working knowledge in utilizing and administering Linux/Windows Operating Systems

Ability to administer Microsoft 365

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Preferred Requirements:

Ability to administer Palo Alto and SonicWall Firewalls including S2S VPN and SSL VPN configuration

Proficiency in the administration of Microsoft Window Servers

Demonstrated know-how to administer VMware

Fundamental Certification in Azure Cloud

Applied knowledge of Cybersecurity best practices and CMMC 2.0 implementation

Security Certifications (CompTIA Security+, GSEC, CASP, CISSP, and/or other Cyber Security certifications)

How You Will Be Rewarded

We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate’s work experience, education, training, and relevant skills.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

A background check will be required prior to any hire.

Special Aerospace Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions. All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at SAS. There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would SAS require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position. For all other positions, SAS does not consider an applicant’s citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S. government to access export-controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I-9 process, for that specific position.

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