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Cyber Security Engineer

Byte Systems

Cyber Security Engineer

Reston, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    MUST be a US Citizen with a U.S. Government clearance - TS/SCI with Polygraph

    NOTE:Must have an active TS-SCI with poly. No sponsorships or upgrades are available. Submissions without this requirement will not be considered. H1-B holders will not be considered.

    Description

    This role is responsible for protecting the information systems and networks from potential customer’s computers and networking systems from potential hackers and cyber-attacks. The Cyber Security Engineer must display an excellent understanding of technology using Firewalls, VPNs, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy and Security Audits.

    Candidates will work directly with Team leads, developers and operations throughout a DevSecOps life cycle both on policy and technical implementation of technologies.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • • Plan, implement, manage, monitor, and upgrade security measures for the protections of the information systems and networks.
    • • Design, configure, implement, and maintain all security platforms and their associated software, such as routers, switches, firewalls, intrusion detection/intrusion prevention, anti-virus, cryptography systems, SIEM, Anti-SPAM, and MDM.
    • • Conduct ongoing assessment of firewall, intrusion detection/intrusion prevention, SIEM, VPN, SSL, application control, Antivirus, and other network component policies.
    • • Investigate and respond to cyber security incidents (system and/or network breaches, malware attacks) and implement forensic investigations.
    • • Formulate systems and methodologies as well as respond to security related events and assist in remediation efforts
    • • Ensure the clients data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
    • • Participate in the change management process
    • • Test and identify network and system vulnerabilities
    • • Daily administrative tasks, reporting and communication with the relevant stakeholders.
    • • Manage and review security logs, audit data and taking required actions
    • • Ensure network security best practices are implemented through auditing: router, switch, firewall configurations, change control, and monitoring.
    • • Provide periodic vulnerability testing, and lead remediation projects
    • • Coordinate, and monitor log analysis for our managed services offerings, to ensure customer policy and security requirements are met.
    • • Configure and troubleshoot security infrastructure devices
    • • Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks in a consultative role
    • • Planning, engineering, and monitoring the security arrangements for the protection of the network systems.
    • • Maintain firewalls, virtual private networks, web protocols, and email security.

      EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Requires BS/BA Degree and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters Degree with 8-13 years of prior relevant experience (in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, System Administration, Cyber Security),

      Certifications: CISSP, CCNA, OWSE, Windows, CISCO, Juniper, RHEL, CERT, ECC CEH, GCIH, GISF, SCNP SCNA

      Basic Qualifications:

    • • Active Top Secret Clearance with FSP
    • • Experience with incident detection, incident response and forensics
    • • Experience with Application Firewalls, SIEM, end-point security (IDS/IPS)
    • • Knowledge of networking protocols, such as TCP/IP, LAN/WAN concepts
    • • Strong attention to detail with analytical mind outstanding problem-solving skills
    • • Awareness of Cybersecurity Trends and hacking Techniques.

      Desired Skills:

    • • Experienced with various security tools and processes such as Splunk, HBSS, IDS/IPS, VPN,
    • • Knowledge of Content Delivery Networks
    • • Experience with scripting languages (Python, Power Shell)
    • • Experience with Cloud Computing Technologies/Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    • • Experience with Agile Software Development
    • • AWS Certification
    • • Experience maintain virtual private networks, firewalls, web protocols
    • • Experience with SAFe Agile Framework
    • • Knowledge of potential attack vectors such as XSS, injection, hijacking, social engineering, and so on
    • • Experience with incident responses activities

      Benefits:

      5 week paid vacation + 10 gov't holidays
      15% contribution to 401k
      LTD, STD disability and life insurance
      Paid health, dental, and vision for employee and family.
      $5000 annual training expense reimbursement
      Computer purchase plan