Cyber Security Administrator - ELK

On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is looking for a Cyber Security Administrator II to design systems hardware and software solutions, define systems scope, and provide recommendations for all systems-supported infrastructure as part of regular operations.

Responsibilities:

• Design solutions to resolve system-related business problems, meet user requirements, and streamline system workflows.

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives and recommends a strategy, potential solution, or "workaround".

• Monitors and analyzes systems issues and provides recommendations for all systems-supported infrastructure as part of regular operations. - Provides guidance and training to less experienced analysts.

• Writes and maintains systems documentation including user and technical manuals.

• Designs, provisions, and configures systems.

• Acts as a liaison between technical groups and stakeholders to coordinate the system's installation and ensure technical compatibility and satisfaction.

• Prepares documentation and defines system-specific dependencies to assist in problem analysis.

• Provides recommendations for improving procedures and coordinating system implementation.

• Integrates development of best practices, standards, procedures, and quality objectives across systems infrastructure or platforms.

• Maintains appropriate professional designations and up-to-date knowledge of current information technology techniques and tools.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• 3 years of Working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• 2 years of Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) service management in an operational environment (Including Index life cycle management, snapshots/restore) experience.

• 2 years of Configure ELK pipelines (using grok patterns and scripts) experience

• 2 years of Scripting (Unix shell or PowerShell) experience

• 2 years of Service Management (including Incident Management) experience

• 2 years of Working knowledge of version control tools such as Git for code management, deployment, and issue management

• 5 years of experience in communicating and facilitating technical and non-technical discussions during client and stakeholder meetings

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (or the equivalent combination of education and experience) (4 years)

• 2 years of Cybersecurity experience

• 10 years of Professional Information Technology (IT) experience

Desired qualifications:

• CISSP or other cybersecurity certification

• ITIL certification

• Identity and Access Management (such as SAML, OIDC, PAM, MFA, Active Directory, LDAP, etc)

• System Automation using Ansible/Terraform

• Message brokers such as Redis and Kafka

• Data Analytics and/or Power BI

• Clouds technologies (AWS, Azure)

• Network technologies (such as Firewalls, and load balancers)

• System administration of managing operational environment with medium to large Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) infrastructure

• Programming (Ruby or Java or Python or C# or Node.JS)

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long-term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca .

Job Number: 11110

Affinity Earn:

Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/

About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca

Job Number: 12207