Cyber Security Engineer
Summary
| Title: | Cyber Security Engineer |
|---|---|
| ID: | 72 |
| Department: | Security Engineering |
| Location: | N/A |
Description
Excentium, Inc. is a veteran owned small business that provides Cyber Security, Information Assurance (IA) Management, Security Engineering, and Certification and Accreditation (C&A) services to government and commercial organizations.
We have an opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer to support multiple Government customers and provide leadership to junior and mid-level security engineers. The chosen candidate will be responsible for performing and/or leading technical security evaluations of our DoD clients. Security evaluations for DoD will be conducted in accordance with the DIACAP process.
The Cyber Security Engineer will support our customer through the implementation of security policy, and application of system technical security standards. The Cyber Security Engineer will be knowledgeable of, and experienced in the implementation of DoD and Federal security and IA requirements as outlined in DoDI 8500.2 and NIST 800-53, and will have experience with DISA STIGs and, DoD Ports, Protocols, and Services (PPS), PKI, and Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) policies and standards.
Responsibilites include:
We have an opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer to support multiple Government customers and provide leadership to junior and mid-level security engineers. The chosen candidate will be responsible for performing and/or leading technical security evaluations of our DoD clients. Security evaluations for DoD will be conducted in accordance with the DIACAP process.
The Cyber Security Engineer will support our customer through the implementation of security policy, and application of system technical security standards. The Cyber Security Engineer will be knowledgeable of, and experienced in the implementation of DoD and Federal security and IA requirements as outlined in DoDI 8500.2 and NIST 800-53, and will have experience with DISA STIGs and, DoD Ports, Protocols, and Services (PPS), PKI, and Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) policies and standards.
Responsibilites include:
- Perform vulnerability assessments and application security evaluations utilizing commercial and DoD recognized security assessment tools such as Security Readiness Review (SRR) scripts, AppDetective, Nessus Acunetix, DISA Gold Disk, SCAP, STIG Checklists, etc.
- Develop security test plans based on system architecture; dataflow; and hardware/software profile information.
- Apply INFOSEC best practice and principles to network protocols, architectures, equipment, services, standards and technology.
- Lead and support hardening of multiple types of system platforms (i.e., applications, servers, operating systems)
- Author documentation containing evaluation results and recommendations, product application guidelines, troubleshooting procedures, system schematics/diagrams, and others as required.
- Lead, develop, and mentor junior security engineers.
- Comptia Security +
- Extensive working knowledge of DoD information system security guidance, processes, and methodologies.
- Strong understanding of Network Security technologies to include firewalls, servers, IDS/IPS, PPS, ACL’s, etc.
- Strong understanding of Unix/Linux and Windows technologies.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering; database administration; and/or application development Information Security consulting experience with demonstrated leadership skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related hard technical discipline is preferable.
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, and have an active DoD Secret security clearance.
- Candidate must be willing to travel.
Excentium, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications
