Operating System (OS) Image Engineer

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​ InSequence Overview: 
At InSequence, we engineer outcomes for your most demanding technology problems. We hire talented professionals to bridge the technology gap between desired business results and actual implementation. Organizations often face a technology gap between getting a software solution and having it meet a desired business goal. InSequence closes that gap with engineered products and managed services that bridge IT expenditure and their organization goals. Our clients range from large government agencies to enterprises that utilize vast amounts of technology and data. They turn to us for our proven solutions and engineering mindset to manage technology that is predictable, scalable, and reliable.

Clearance Requirements: Active Secret

Position Overview:
InSequence is looking for an Operating System Image Engineer to manage the design, configuration, implementation, and maintenance of OS images for the Department of the Air Force SIPR environment.  This environment is geographically distributed with over 100 locations across the world.  The OS images delivered should provide a consistent, high-quality experience for users across all mission environments, and enable the Department of the Air Force to transition focus from network operations to mission operations.   

Description:
The OS Image Engineer will support our DoD customer to implement an enterprise IT service delivery model that provides consistent, secure, high-quality, and cost-effective services to enable mission success and improve end user experience across the customers environment.
This role will support the design, configuration, implementation, maintenance, auditing, and troubleshooting of OS images. The OS Image Engineer would be responsible for developing images in support of both physical and virtual (cloud and on-prem virtual) servers and workstations, and Windows and Linux OSs.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• a proven track record designing, implementing, and maintaining OS Images in a large enterprise.
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• a passion for operational excellence and a high level of interpersonal and soft skills
• operate across multiple and complex production environments with multiple stakeholders
• applies extensive technical expertise and has full knowledge of other related disciplines

• Support the design, including software configuration, of the management of the images, tool integration, and deployment of both physical and virtual OS images.  
• Design with a holistic view of the enterprise to ensure cost, performance, networking, storage, and security are considered
• Develop automation scripts to enhance the delivery, security, and performance
• Troubleshooting performance issues across the organization
• Support both Windows and Linux OSs
• Provide TIER 3 support to system administrators as needed, and interface with TIER 4 OEM support as required
• Provide guidance on optimization of servers for platform interoperability and integration of technologies.

• US Citizenship required.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and possess an Active DoD security clearance
• DoD 8140 compliance (ex: Security+)
• University Degree (BS), or equivalent years of related experience, and additionally 7+ years of related IT engineering experience required.
• 7+ years’ cumulative experience with systems administration in Linux environments (RHCE equivalence) and Windows Server environments (MS Security Engineer/Solution Architect equivalence).
• 5+ years’ cumulative experience integrating, securing, and understanding the following Microsoft platform services (both in Windows OS and in Azure Cloud):  Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), Windows AD-integrated PKI, Single Sign On (SSO) implementation.
• 3+ years’ cumulative experience with customer interactions, including presenting, answering questions, proactively resolving issues.
• 2+ years’ cumulative experience with VMWare (implementing, managing, configuring).
• 5+ years’ cumulative experience with securing systems by following STIGs, best practices, and government/compliance requirements (such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-27, NIST 800-137, FISMA, FEDRAMP), and negotiating/working-with IA personnel to arrive at sensible and effective solutions.
• 2+ years’ cumulative experience with log management, network firewalls, and testing.
• Experience with enhance data protection and compliance (such as OpenSSL, Keystores, Azure Key Vault, Cyphers).
• Experience with Agile/Kanban, Git/GitHub.

• 2+ years’ cumulative experience with ServiceNow, DevOps, Azure Boards, Azure Pipelines and Azure Repos
• 4+ years’ cumulative experience creating and analyzing PowerShell, Ansible, Bash, JAVA based, YAML and/or Python scripts.
• Relevant Technical and/or Security Certifications (e.g., Network +, Security+, Microsoft, AWS, VMware, CISSP, CCNA, CCDA, CCNA-Security, etc.)
• 2+ years’ recent (within the past 3 years) cumulative experience with Azure Cloud Computing.
• Some experience with any or all of these products or technologies:  Red Hat Satellite, Nagios, ForeScout, CyberArk, Layer7 PAM, SailPoint, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Splunk, AMQP (RabbitMQ), Nessus suit, Swimlane, Qualys, SCCM/MECM, BigFix, MDM solutions, JIRA (again, nice to have, not required)

• Regular communication.
• Noise conditions range from very quiet to very noisy.
• Prolonged use of computer (typing/keyboarding).

• 100% Employer paid healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents
• 4% 401k match with 100% Immediate Vesting
• Profit Sharing & Stock Options
• 3 weeks of PTO 
• Continuous training & education 

InSequence Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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