- Company Name
- Litens Automotive Group
- Job Title
- Senior Systems Administrator and Security Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Senior Systems Administrator & Security Engineer
**Role summary**
Oversee design, implementation, maintenance and security of the company’s WAN, LAN and server infrastructure. Ensure continuous availability, performance, and compliance with security policies while managing OSI layers 1–4, perimeter defenses, data‑loss‐prevention tools, endpoint security and vulnerability mitigation.
**Expectations**
- Maintain high‑availability network and server operations meeting agreed SLAs.
- Apply security best‑practices, conduct regular assessments, and respond to incidents.
- Lead change management, capacity planning and backup/recovery strategies.
- Provide Level‑2/3 support, vendor coordination and documentation.
- Communicate effectively with cross‑functional teams and security stakeholders.
**Key responsibilities**
- Configure and deploy routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, and QoS devices.
- Apply patches, service packs, hot‑fixes and security hardening across the stack.
- Monitor performance, resource utilization, and apply capacity‑planning actions.
- Manage backup, redundancy and disaster‑recovery processes.
- Administer perimeter security (firewalls, IDS/IPS) and create alerting for threats.
- Deploy and maintain Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions and endpoint protection.
- Conduct technical security assessments, code reviews, vulnerability scans and penetration tests.
- Design and enforce authentication, authorization and encryption processes.
- Coordinate with vendors for remediation and tool updates.
- Deliver Level‑2/3 troubleshooting, analysis, and incident resolution.
- Liaise with developers to monitor application performance and resolve bottlenecks.
**Required skills**
- Advanced networking (routing, switching, VPN, QoS, load balancing).
- Windows & Linux server administration; virtualization (VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM).
- Network security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, DLP, endpoint protection).
- Vulnerability tools (Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS), penetration‑testing basics.
- Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation.
- Monitoring & log‑analysis platforms (Nagios, Zabbix, Splunk).
- ITIL‑style change & configuration management.
- Backup/recovery tools (Veeam, Acronis, Windows Server Backup).
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and documentation skills.
**Required education & certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 5 years of experience in systems administration and/or security engineering.
- Certifications: CCNA/CCNP, CompTIA Security+, Cisco CCNP Security, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or equivalent; advanced security certifications (CISSP, CEH) preferred.