Senior Operations Engineer

General information

Requisition # R59818 Locations USA-Remote Work Posting Date 04/17/2025 Security Clearance Required None Remote Type Fully Remote Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

Transform the future of federal services with ManTech! Join a vibrant, energetic team committed to enhancing national security and public services through innovative tech. Since 1968, we’ve partnered with Federal Civilian sectors to deliver impactful solutions. Engage in exciting projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Ignite your career and drive change. Your journey starts now—innovate and excel with ManTech!

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer oriented Senior Operations Engineer to join our team.  This is a remote position where the candidate can work from any location within the United States provided, they are able to work on an eastern time zone schedule.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Installing, configuring, and supporting COTS cybersecurity solutions within complex government Agency operational and security environments, acting as the primary point of contact for support and integration-related Operations and security management issues

• Support the on-going operation and maintenance of Elastic dashboard environment. The dashboard involves representing data gathered from hardware and software asset management, vulnerability management, configuration management, and privileged account and IDAM security solutions across various Federal Government Agencies.

• Prioritizes troubleshooting activities requested by Tier II Engineering staff, to include rapid installation and configuration of test systems to model customer environments.

• Maintains the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data across physical and logical solution boundaries in multi-Agency environments

• Coordinate with Agency’s Engineering resources and OEMs for patching, upgrading or renewing tool and sensor software and hardware

• Understand and monitor Operations processes, including but not limited to, the Business Continuity Planning, Incident Response Planning, and Communications Channel Process, to ensure that they are followed properly at Agencies for applicable CDM Solutions and Tools 

• Plan, perform and verify the implementation of updates, patches, and routine maintenance to the Test Lab and Agency Dashboard instance(s)

• Prioritize and perform advanced troubleshooting activities, including rapid installation and configuration of test systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years’ experience in Information Technology/Information Security, or the equivalent combination of Education and Experience

• 2 – 4 years of experience working within a cloud environment, such as Azure, AWS, or similar.

• 1 – 2 years demonstrated basic proficiency with PowerShell scripting.

• 1 – 2 years of experience with the Linux OS [graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI)], preferably experience with Red Hat v8.0.

• 2 – 4 years of experience [fundamental to proficient knowledge] with Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Active Directory, Server Roles, Access Rights and Security Groups.

• Familiar with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL and Oracle.

• 1 – 3 years of experience with COTS cybersecurity technologies

  • Examples: Splunk, Tenable, ForeScout, McAfee ePO, ServiceNow, SailPoint, CyberArk, SCCM and BigFix. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 – 5 years of experience in InfoSec specializing in the DHS SDLC, to include the NIST RMF—DHS-specific experience highly desired

• Demonstrated experience with cyber security tools, intrusion detection solutions, PKI, etc.

• Demonstrated experience with operational and maintenance of asset management, identity and access management, network security management and data protection management technologies

• Fundamental knowledge and experience with AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud, or Cloud implementations and environments

• Fundamental knowledge and experience with information security standards, policies, and practices – NIST SP 800-53 rev4, SP 800-37 rev2, FIPS-199, DHS 4300A

• Demonstrated experience writing information system security documentation (System Security Plans (SSP), Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), PTAs, PIAs, CMPs, CPs, and IRPs)

• Fundamental understanding and experience using vulnerability assessment tools (Tenable Nessus, etc.), analyzing and interpreting the vulnerability assessment results

Clearance Requirements:

• Candidate is required to be a US citizen (non-dual citizenship) with the ability to obtain a DHS Suitability/Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance

 Physical Requirements:

• Office work, typically sedentary with some movement around the office

• Must be able to communicate daily with co-workers, management and customers, which may require delivering presentations

The projected compensation range for this position is $114,700.00-$191,300.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories.  In addition, ManTech invests in it’s employees beyond just compensation.  ManTech’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.

ManTech International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
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