Sr. Cyber Security Engineer
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Overview
Sr. Cyber Security Engineer
Arlington, VA
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
We deliver essential technology services to our customers in support of their missions to sustain the national security and economic interests of our nation. SecuriGence is seeking an experienced Sr. Cyber Security Engineer to help contribute to our success. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have the desire to contribute to our tradition of excellence in solving our customers' problems and helping them meet their mission's needs, then we want you. Help us solve problems with Innovation Through Intelligence.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for analyzing the security of hardware (SoC, MCU, etc.) and low-level operating system components of consumer devices.
- Responsible for providing systems security support for the protection of information system assets.
- Implementation of technology that supports network defense, vulnerability management, and incident response based on our client's unique mission needs.
- Assess and review risks and work with product engineers to create mitigations.
- Develop and execute policies, standards, and procedures.
- Develop and deliver security training, promote awareness, and educate product engineers on technology.
- Research on the latest standard methodologies, trends, threats, vulnerabilities, and technology frameworks
- Splunk subject matter expert, responsible for engineering and maintenance of multiple clustered instances
- Implement and maintain security stack components, such as IDS/IPS, firewalls, SIEM, and host-based security systems.
- Mature the existing Splunk instances to support robust incident detection and insider threat programs.
- Build system configuration baselines that leverage the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) for both Windows and UNIX/LINUX operating systems.
- Engineer event log correlation solutions to support effective customer response to security incidents.
- Conduct incident response actions based on detected events and incidents.
- Validate and develop cybersecurity requirements.
- Develop cybersecurity engineering solutions for various aspects of security.
- Work with stakeholders in functional and technical areas in support of engineering tasks
- Provide customers with reports and other informational products.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 4+ years of relevant experience
- 8570 IAT Level 2 Certification (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP) is required.
- TS/SCI is required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience building and maintaining Splunk instances in a DoD-specific environment.
- Experience using Splunk or other SIEM to correlate events and identify possible security events and incidents; must then be able to track down the root cause of these events and work with the CIRT team to conduct incident response actions.
- Proficiency in both UNIX/LINUX and Windows system administration and configuration.
- Proficiency in networking technologies and principles; routing, switching, subnetting.
- Familiarity with deployments to and implementation of security functions in virtualized environments (VMware & Hyper-V)
- Familiarity with Windows, UNIX/LINUX, and applications logs, such as database and web server logs
- Experience implementing and auditing DISA STIG hardening configurations.
- Working knowledge of database and operating system security.
- Understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously, coordinating resources and ensuring scheduled goals are met.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
Corporate citizenship
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.
Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/
Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:
Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com
Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/