Information Systems Engineer - GTRI - CIPHER - Open Rank

The Information Systems Engineer develops technical designs and provides support of the organization’s end-user computing environment.

The Information Systems Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day operational activities of the end-user computing environment, including but not limited to Windows, Mac, and Linux workstation provisioning, deployment, and maintenance.

The Information Systems Engineer also leverages configuration management tools to effectively manage a fleet of heterogeneous systems, conducts compliance auditing, and vulnerability and patch remediation.

The Information Systems Engineer also works closely with leadership, stakeholders, and Project / Process Management personnel to effectively translate business strategy and objectives into technological capabilities.

In addition, the Information Systems Engineer interacts, advises and counsels on a regular basis with staff, third party vendors, and service providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-user IT devices life-cycle management (provisioning, deploying, patching, maintaining, backups, security, networking)
• Conduct IT and security assurance systems research and integrate technologies into complex electronic systems
• Design and maintain IIT systems to support various sponsored research projects
• Implement and maintain client and server software used to support project management and software development
• Support Cross Domain Data Exchange and Systems Integration
• Serve as implementor of Infrastructure as Code for configuration management solutions
• Provide Virtual Machine management
• Deploy security control configurations to systems using configuration management tools

Additional Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain CIPHER's Jamf deployment
• Enroll and configure new devices in Jamf
• Develop and deploy security policies for MacOS deployments
• Ensure that MacOS endpoints are configured correctly and all policies are applied
• Inventory all MacOS end points.
• Recmmend security enhancements for MacOS
• Document MacOS and Jamf processes both for end users and for our IT staff

Required Minimum Qualifications

• MacOS administration
• Jamf administration

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Bash, Python, or PowerShell
• Ansible
• Experience with Windows or Linux administration

Travel

Requirements

Education and Length of Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

0 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineerign, Information Technology or related.

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.