Must be authorized to work in the US
100% Remote

Job Summary:
Review LAN traffic in AITC, VA WAN traffic to Medical Centers and identify abnormal behaviors in traffic patterns. Develop reports using NetScout and other monitoring tools for bandwidth, latency, and application specific messages. Review message logs to make sure all packets are encrypted. Validate and monitor Operating System logs for both Windows and Linux. Validate configuration on the Linux servers after system upgrades and patching. Validate the successful patching to Windows 2012 and 2016 systems, including installation of application, configuration of Roles, Feature, policies, and setting to ensure they comply with VA requirements. Analyze systems attached to a Storage Area Network are configured with Multipath IO Policy to achieve redundancy and optimized performance. Review NIC teaming configuration for network redundance and recommend updates to settings for optimizing throughput and performance. Analyze Windows Clustering for High availability and recommend allocation of resources to the appropriate roles to maintain application requirements. Conduct quality assurance on 36 instances of Red Hat Linux which make up the VX130 Shadow Systems. Validate the Linux authentication with Centrify Software to Windows Domain Controller both support PIV card authentication. Validate systems that are added to the monitoring tools (SCOM and SolarWinds). Support troubleshooting events and provide recommendations to optimize server performance. Perform daily review of event logs, status of clusters, and notifications. Prepare and update POAMs to address vulnerabilities identified by Nessus and Penetration Scans monthly in compliance with ATO and ATC. Analyze and provide recommendations to harden servers per VA/DoD STIG guidelines. Review physical and virtual server builds to ensure they meet specifications. Conduct quality assurance on sFTP system to ensure it remains in compliance with the ATO/ATC required by VA and DoD, the systems use the DoD VA MedCOI network. Conduct quality assurance on group policies/local policies required by AITC/VA security entities. 

Minimum qualifications: 
•    5+ years of professional work experience 
•    Works independently designing and developing new software products or major enhancements to existing software for a healthcare/clinical environment 
•    Acts as highest level technical expert, addressing problems of systems integration, compatibility, healthcare semantics, informatics and multiple platforms 
•    Responsible for project completion 
•    Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects to management 
•    Bachelor’s in Healthcare IT, computer science, electronics engineering, engineering or technical related field, or an additional 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education 
Preferred qualifications: 
•    Experience in VA, DoD, or both 
•    Experience implementing Electronic Health Records 

Benefits:  

• Retirement Plan    

• Group Health Insurance (Health, Dental, and Vision)   

• Paid Time Off   

• Referral Bonus   

• Opportunity for Performance Evaluation/Retention Bonus    

Compensation:    

• Full-Time Direct Hire   

• Annual Salary: $100,000-$140,000