We are seeking a Platform Systems Engineer to support a program with the Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, MD.

This candidate will work remotely but occasionally go into the office. They must be located in the DC/Maryland area.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage compliance assessments on workstations based on HHS security guides, procedures, policies, methodologies, frameworks, and standards.

• Work with Security Operation Center identify and locate vulnerable devices and systems, implement recommended security mitigations per Security compliance protocols and policies

• Created a naming standard for Active Directory objects (workstations, servers, groups, sites, OU’s)

• Testing and implementing Endpoint security tools for workstations to the entire HHS environment

• Evaluate Operating System and Security Patches monthly following Microsoft patch release schedule, performed regression testing.

• Perform patch management for system and security updates to all network related devices and server operating systems using SCCM and remotely upgrades OS, Antivirus software’s and patches

• Responsible for managing Microsoft monthly security updates, 3rd party updates and software deployment using SCCM

• Provided support to SCCM, Office 365, Windows 10, Active Directory, WSUS, MDT platforms

• Run vulnerability scanning, analyze data against HHS-ITIO mandated scanning initiatives, vulnerability scan configuration troubleshooting, false positive identification to resolution

• Document assessment, actionable items, remediation, and reconciliation items for each identified vulnerability in a project within required time frames

• Develop and deploy custom packages to be used in upgrade and deployment of software

• Provide peer reviews of endpoint builds and deployments by other engineers

• Implement and test new generation AV tools on endpoint

• Integration encryption Bitlocker on endpoint devices

• Administer business-critical systems such as Active Directory, Office 365, and System Center Configuration Manager environments

• Maintain test environment for patching and software deployment and test

• Design, build and deploy operating system images and software packages for endpoints and workstations using tools such as SCCM, Group Policy, and Intune/Endpoint Manager

• Developed plan to upgrade all Windows OS workstations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent and 5+ years of related experience

• Strong experience with SCCM, Big Fix Knowledge and building software packages

• Extensive experience troubleshooting software for CORE managed image applications

• Experience with Systems and Security Patching as well as testing and implementing Endpoint security tools

• Experience working with Active Directories, Office 365, and SCCM

• Knowledge and understanding with software development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management of engineering projects

• MECP (Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager) MS 365 Intune

• Hands-on experience with Power BI and Power Platform

• PowerShell scripting

Position Details:

Clearance: Ability to Obtain a Public Trust

US Citizenship or Authorization to work in US required

Travel: < 10% (CONUS)

Centurion Consulting Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE M/F/D/V

No third parties or subcontractors