Cleared - Cyber Security Engineer (Multiple Levels)
Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Operations
Cybersecurity Tools
Engineering
Incident Management
Incident Response
Information Security
InfoSec
Security
Security Architecture
Security Automation
Security Clearance
Security Compliance
Security Operations
Security Standards
Zero Trust
Zero Trust Architecture
Job Description
Cleared Cyber Security Engineer position in Bethesda, MD onsite supporting a sponsor cyber defense mission.
Responsibilities
- Assess technical and operational effectiveness of cybersecurity capabilities across the cyber defense mission
- Recommend continuous improvement for processes and architecture supporting cyber defense operational activities, including analysis, incident handling, reporting products, and reporting lifecycle
- Provide incident response capabilities and produce usable, effective reports that improve overall situational awareness
- Maximize tool usage to correlate information and synthesize data into actionable events
- Use an agile approach to automate manual or inefficient processes across the cyber defense program
- Support identification, review, and analysis of relevant USG policies, practices, and procedures to support cybersecurity compliance
- Draft, edit, and facilitate coordination and execution of cybersecurity policies, processes, and procedures (subject to Sponsor review and approval)
- Ensure projects understand required standards and governance, and advise teams on how to comply
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience focused on technical and operational effectiveness of cybersecurity capabilities
- Experience in cyber defense operational activities including incident handling, analysis, and reporting
- Experience delivering incident response capabilities and situational awareness reporting
- Experience using tools to correlate information and synthesize data into actionable events
- Experience identifying manual or inefficient processes within a cyber defense program and automating them
- US Citizenship required
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Technologies / Frameworks
- RMF
- NIST CSF / 800-53
- Zero Trust Architecture
- SOC / SIEM
- Agile
- DevSecOps
Multiple Levels
- Junior Level: Bachelor’s degree (or Master’s or PhD) with 0 years of experience; or Associate’s degree with 3 years of experience; or High-School with 6 years of experience. Compensation: $90,700 - $141,775
- Mid-Level: Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of experience; or Master’s Degree with 1 years of experience; or PhD with 0 years of experience; or Associate’s degree with 6 years of experience; or High-School with 9 years of experience. Compensation: $99,800 - $156,050
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with IC or DoD cybersecurity environments
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as RMF, NIST CSF / 800-53, or Zero Trust Architecture
- Experience with SOC/SIEM tools and security monitoring concepts
- Experience with Agile software development and engineering frameworks as they relate to cybersecurity compliance
- CISSP, CISM, or equivalent cybersecurity certification
- Experience drafting and coordinating cybersecurity policies, processes, and procedures
- Experience advising teams on cybersecurity standards and governance compliance
- Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and security integration into development pipelines
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Award programs acknowledging employees for exceptional performance
- Benefit programs for full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis
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