ECS is seeking a Mid-level SIEM Engineer to work in our Washginton, DC office.
ECS Federal is a leading information security and information technology company in Washington DC. We are looking to hire a Mid Security Engineer to support a full range of cyber security services on a long-term contract. The position is full-time/permanent and will support a US Government civilian agency. The position is available immediately upon finding a qualified candidate with the appropriate background clearance.
Position Responsibilities:
- Design hardware, operating systems, and software applications to adequately address cybersecurity requirements.
- Design and develop cybersecurity or cybersecurity-enabled products.
- Develop and direct system testing and validation procedures and documentation.
- Develop dashboarding capabilities, utilizing the enterprise SIEM and Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance (eGRC) solution, for the ISSO’s to perform real time monitoring of Agency information systems
- Develop detailed security design documentation for component and interface specifications to support system design and development.
- Implement security designs for new or existing system(s).
- Incorporate cybersecurity vulnerability solutions into system designs (e.g., Cybersecurity Vulnerability Alerts).
- Create and track metrics using the dashboard in the SIEM/eGRC solution
- Design, implement, test, and evaluate secure interfaces between information systems, physical systems, and/or embedded technologies.
- Design, develop, integrate, and update system security measures that provide confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation.
- Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in architecture.
- Trace system requirements to design components and perform gap analysis.
- Verify stability, interoperability, portability, and/or scalability of system architecture.
Salary Range: $108,000- $125,000
General Description of Benefits
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of secure configuration management techniques. (e.g., Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), cybersecurity best practices on cisecurity.org).
- Knowledge of CRIBL.
- Knowledge of software development models (e.g., Waterfall Model, Spiral Model).
- Knowledge of software engineering.
- Knowledge of structured analysis principles and methods.
- Experience designing architectures and frameworks.
- Knowledge of system design tools, methods, and techniques, including automated systems analysis and design tools.
- Knowledge of the systems engineering process.
- Knowledge of Supply Chain Risk Management Practices (NIST SP 800-161)
- Knowledge of critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations.
- Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).
- Knowledge of network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools.
- Experience with Windows, Linux, UNIX, any other major operating systems
- Experience with programming in Python, C, Java, Perl, Shell and/or bash shell scripting.
- Familiarity with REST API best practices and usage
- Familiarity with security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, AV, etc.) and other SIEM products
Certifications/Licenses:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 5+ years’ experience security engineering experience and SIEM (security incident and event monitoring) administration, deployment, and/or architectural design
- Certifications addressing security and risk management, asset security, security engineering, communications and network security, identity and access management, security assessment and testing, security operations, software development security, system security, network infrastructure
- Active Public Trust clearance or eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 5+ years of security engineering experience
- 5+ years of SIEM administration, deployment, and/or architectural design experience
- Active Public Trust clearance or eligibility to obtain a Public Trust clearance
- Certifications addressing security and risk management, asset security, security engineering, communications and network security, identity and access management, security assessment and testing, security operations, software development security, system security, or network infrastructure
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of secure configuration management techniques, including STIGs and cybersecurity best practices
- Knowledge of CRIBL
- Knowledge of software development models, including Waterfall and Spiral
- Knowledge of software engineering and structured analysis principles
- Experience designing architectures and frameworks
- Knowledge of system design tools, methods, techniques, and automated analysis and design tools
- Knowledge of systems engineering processes
- Knowledge of Supply Chain Risk Management practices, including NIST SP 800-161
- Knowledge of network security architecture, topology, protocols, components, and defense-in-depth
- Knowledge of network systems management principles, performance monitoring, and related tools
- Experience with Windows, Linux, UNIX, or other major operating systems
- Programming experience in Python, C, Java, Perl, Shell, and/or Bash scripting
- Familiarity with REST API best practices and usage
- Familiarity with firewalls, IDS/IPS, antivirus, and SIEM products
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.









