Job Number: R0142799

Cybersecurity Engineer
Key Role:

Serve as a part of an integrated team of engineers and cybersecurity experts focused implementing plans to make IT systems as resistant to attack and as survivable under attack as possible. Provide the expertise, technical knowledge, to perform analysis to ensure security controls are consistently implemented, integrate new technology with IT security standards. Develop and execute plans for monitoring, assessing and verifying security controls across all major information systems. Develop, evaluate, and exercise IT survivability and contingency plans. Ensure consistent application of information security standards across all agency information systems to meet all regulatory and agency documented standards and guidance. Ensure preparation for internal and external audits through management of all infrastructure artifacts required to pass audits. Advise on an integrated, dynamic cyber defense and leverage cybersecurity solutions to deliver cybersecurity operational services, including intrusion detection and prevention, situational awareness of network and device intrusions, security events and data spillage, and incident response actions.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with cybersecurity in a professional or academic research environment
• Experience with evaluating security vulnerabilities, developing mitigation strategies, or implementing remediation activities
• Experience performing annual security reviews developing IT contingency plans (ITCPs), disaster recovery plans (DRPs), and continuity of operations plans.
• Knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Ability to create cybersecurity documentation, including security plans, and procedures
• Secret clearance
• Security+ certification

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience performing Certification and Accreditation (C&A) package reviews to ensure compliance with all federal, DoD and Army requirements.
• Possession of excellent research and analytical skills
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Top Secret clearance
• CISSP or IAT Level III certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required

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