Cybersecurity Engineer Job at MANTECH in Herndon

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ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area.

In this role you will be responsible for maintaining the security posture of our network infrastructure, systems, and data. The Cyber Engineer plays a key role in incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, and the implementation of security controls to protect against evolving cyber threats. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of network security principles, experience with various security tools, and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks. The Cyber Security Engineer reports directly to the Senior Cyber Security Engineer.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Conduct in-depth analysis of cyber security tools, applications, and methodology to maximize and optimize the enterprise cyber security posture using reverse engineering techniques to understand their behavior, functionality, and impact.
• Utilize tools and techniques providing advice to tune enterprise cyber security tools to scan, stop, and alert on threats and incidents enabling event/incident analysis, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Develop detailed reports and briefings regarding cyber security topics, tools, and strategy to continually improve identifying threat characteristics, attack vectors, and potential impacts providing courses of action to mitigate and address them
• Collaborate with other cybersecurity professionals, intelligence analysts, and law enforcement agencies to share findings and coordinate response efforts.
• Develop and implement countermeasures and detection strategies to mitigate the risks posed by known and emerging threats.
• Participate in incident response activities, providing expertise on cyber security analysis and remediation and use of existing tools to facilitate resolution.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in cyber security and engineering
• IAT/IAM III
• Active Secret clearance with eligibility for TS
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Security Operations Center (SOC) experience
• Understanding of ITIL4 principles
• Master’s Degree
  
  

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current/active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DHS EOD suitability is required prior to starting this position.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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