Senior Unix Security Engineer

Senior UNIX Security Engineer (CG32873)

Denver, CO, 80231

12+ Month Contract

Contract Terms: W2

Description
A Senior UNIX Security Engineer in the Infrastructure Access Management team provides support for on-going security projects and compliance efforts across the client enterprise. The Infrastructure Access Management Team manages access to UNIX, Windows, Network, and other critical Infrastructure. This position will support the UNIX Access Management solution and the effort to migrate local UNIX accounts to Active Directory. The project scope includes access control for more than 3500 UNIX Servers on AIX, Linux, and Solaris platforms. This position requires a strong background in UNIX security, and specifically in user account and privilege management. Additional requirements include UNIX Shell Scripting, knowledge of Active Directory, and experience with Quest Authentication Services, Beyond Trust Power Broker, or similar technologies and concepts for centralizing UNIX authentication and authorization.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or additional 4 years of equivalent work experience
A minimum of 8 or more years of experience in an Information Technology enterprise
A minimum of 6 or more years of experience in AIX/Linux/Sun operating system administration
A minimum of 6 or more years of UNIX security administration experience
Requirements gathering, analysis, and design for UNIX access/security
Implementation of centralized UNI X access
Active Directory administration and/or UNIX-to-AD authentication integration experience
UNIX Identity Management experience
PAM Authentication product experience
Shell Scripting
Perl Scripting
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands on experience with
Active Directory,
Quest Authentication Services,
BeyondTrust Power Broker or similar technologies to centralize UNIX access.

Minimum number of years of experience required, 5
Top 3 - 5 Daily responsibilities
Work directly with Business Partners to gather UNIX access requirements
Analysis and Design for centralizing UNIX access
Implementing and testing UNIX access controls
Migrating local UNIX to QAS/PowerBroker solution

Top 3 - 5 Required Skills
Strong UNIX skills (AIX, Linux, Solaris) with a focus on Identity Management
Korn Shell programming
Basic to intermediate understanding of UNIX Security concepts
Understanding of sudo/elevated privileges

Desired skills
Quest (Vintela) Authentication Services (VAS/QAS)
PowerBroker
Active Directory

Soft Skills
Strong Communication (verbal & written) skills
Self-starter, and able to work independently to complete tasks
# of people supervised, N/A

Size of the team, 10
Stage of the project, implementation

Educational Requirement: Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.
Will this Req convert to a FTE position? Possibly

If so, do you only want to see individuals eligible to convert to FTE status? will consider all

Do you require a face to face interview, or will you hire from a phone interview, face to face
Can the contractor work remotely or do they need to be onsite. A mix of onsite and remote work
Does this position require a health screen?, no