Data Connections Specialist

Summary

Stratagen is a technology and professional services company supporting federal missions, including the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division. The Data Connections Specialist will implement, configure, support, and maintain web service, data, and secure file transfer connections while managing identity, access, certificates, encryption, and application integrations. The role also troubleshoots production connectivity and authentication issues and documents technical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Implement, configure, support, and maintain web service user and data connections
• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) connections
• Configure and support SFTP connections used to securely transfer XML files
• Support internal and external customers with identifying, authenticating, and authorizing users and groups
• Manage user rights, access restrictions, and permissions for applications, systems, and networks
• Administer digital user identities and associated access rights
• Apply identity and privilege management concepts to control access to specified resources
• Install, configure, and maintain security certificates and encryption technologies
• Troubleshoot production connection, authentication, encryption, and application integration issues
• Deploy and support applications using WSDLs, WADLs, SAML, JKS, and APIs
• Configure and troubleshoot web services using HTTP/HTTPS, REST, and SOAP
• Work with XML, JSON, and API-based integrations
• Support federation technologies and identity services
• Configure and troubleshoot connections involving LDAP, PKI, and Microsoft Active Directory
• Generate and manage encryption keys and support secure connection establishment and testing
• Create and maintain secure folders and data transfer configurations
• Use tools such as PuTTYgen, Windows Secure Copy, and OpenSSH keys to establish and troubleshoot secure connections
• Troubleshoot data transfer, authentication, certificate, encryption, and connectivity issues
• Support application deployments and production implementations
• Document connection configurations, troubleshooting activities, and technical procedures
• Follow applicable security policies, regulations, standards, and program requirements

Skills

• **Clearance: *DoD Top**Secret clearance required*
• **Citizenship:**US Citizen
• * HTTP/HTTPS
• * RESTful web services
• * SOAP web services
• * APIs
• * WSDL
• * WADL
• * Application integration and deployment
• * Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
• * XML file transfers
• * Secure data connections
• * Data connection configuration and troubleshooting
• * Thin client executable code utilizing SFTP
• * Secure folder creation and management
• * User identification, authentication, and authorization
• * User rights and access restrictions
• * Privilege and identity management
• * Digital identity administration
• * Microsoft Active Directory
• * Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• * Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
• * Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• * Security certificates
• * Encryption technologies
• * Java KeyStore (JKS)
• * Encryption key generation and management
• * Secure connection establishment and testing
• * XML
• * JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
• * JavaScript
• * APIs
• * Thin client executable code
• * PuTTYgen
• * Windows Secure Copy
• * OpenSSH Keys
• * SFTP client and server technologies
• * Production troubleshooting
• * Application deployment
• * Web service configuration
• * Certificate installation and maintenance
• * Authentication and authorization troubleshooting
• * Data connection testing and validation
• * Technical documentation
• An active Top Secret clearance is required for this position
• Candidates who do not possess an active DoD Top Secret security clearance will not be considered

Qualifications

Must Haves

• **Clearance: *DoD Top**Secret clearance required*
• **Citizenship:**US Citizen
• * HTTP/HTTPS
• * RESTful web services
• * SOAP web services
• * APIs
• * WSDL
• * WADL
• * Application integration and deployment
• * Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
• * XML file transfers
• * Secure data connections
• * Data connection configuration and troubleshooting
• * Thin client executable code utilizing SFTP
• * Secure folder creation and management
• * User identification, authentication, and authorization
• * User rights and access restrictions
• * Privilege and identity management
• * Digital identity administration
• * Microsoft Active Directory
• * Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• * Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
• * Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• * Security certificates
• * Encryption technologies
• * Java KeyStore (JKS)
• * Encryption key generation and management
• * Secure connection establishment and testing
• * XML
• * JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
• * JavaScript
• * APIs
• * Thin client executable code
• * PuTTYgen
• * Windows Secure Copy
• * OpenSSH Keys
• * SFTP client and server technologies
• * Production troubleshooting
• * Application deployment
• * Web service configuration
• * Certificate installation and maintenance
• * Authentication and authorization troubleshooting
• * Data connection testing and validation
• * Technical documentation
• An active Top Secret clearance is required for this position
• Candidates who do not possess an active DoD Top Secret security clearance will not be considered

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement
• Opportunities to grow technical expertise and take on greater responsibility
• Work with experienced professionals
• Contribute to mission-critical programs