Compliance/Patching System Administrator

MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.

Job Description:

This individual will act as a point of contact for testing and applying patches on all main software/application systems on the system including workstation and servers. This team will be supporting the system by interacting continuously with the cyber team compliance team to remediate any vulnerabilities founding during automated or manual cyber scans. As patching can be an impacting activity, a detailed oriented individual is a must for this position.

Experience Required

• 3+ years experience with patching in an enterprise level system

• Detailed oriented

• Experience with writing standard operating procedures (SOP) documentation

• Ability to build documentation to outline a full testing strategy for regression of functionality after patching workstation/servers

•  Top Secret Clearance with an eligibility for SCI and SAP

Technical Skills Required

• Monitor systems asset compliance via Tenable Security Center to coordinate a testing strategy for patching found vulnerabilities

• Administer patching solutions, such as Tanium, WSUS, and YUM

• Identify and work with components owners to build subset groups for patching testing, prior to wide deployment of enterprise patching

• Coordinate with system owners for patching specific products/solutions, such as server applications, user workstations, etc.

• Perform continuous vulnerability patching schedules based on cyber tool scan scoring, based on authorized schedule authorized by appropriate board

• Notify user base of upcoming patches and any projected impacts from this patching activity, such as reboots and/or new features being introduced.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with patching solutions such as WSUS, YUM, and Tanium

• Testing patches using a systematic process to limit impact to user base

Education Required

• Career level typically with an advanced degree and 3+ years experience or bachelors with 5+ years experience or equivalent; wide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions; works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources; frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects. 

$100,000 - $110,000 a year

Benefits: Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, flexible PTO program, 401k program. Come join a Top Places to Work organization!

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.