Cybersecurity Lead Engineer Job at ClearanceJobs in Washington

Cybersecurity Lead Engineer

The Senior Security Engineer will support a government agency in the achievement of strategic goals and objectives related to the ongoing execution and maturity of its cybersecurity and security operations center programs. Agile Defense is currently seeking a talented Security Engineer to support an Agency-level enterprise cyber program. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of complexities related to network and cloud security, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Security Operations Center (SOC) as a technical subject matter expert for all network security functions
• Respond to and resolve ServiceNow tickets that come into the team's queue
• Perform after-hours maintenance of security tools on an as-needed basis both remote and onsite (typically a few times per month)
• Mentor and direct a team of engineers
• Use Microsoft Visio to create/update network diagrams of security tools

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, of those, at least 4+ years in cyber security engineering.
• Required Certification(s): CISSP. Two of the following certs: CEH, GIAC (GCIH, GPEN, GWAPT, GCFA or GNFA) or CCNA.
• Demonstrated experience with at least three of the following technologies and acting as the primary technical subject matter expert (SME): CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Cisco Umbrella, ExtraHop, ForeScout, Zscaler.
• The candidate must be team focused and have technical ability supporting engineering lifecycle, to include design, development, integration, testing and deployment of security networks and systems.
• Must be able to support investigations and analysis of undefined factors and conditions to determine the nature and scope of system security problems and devise effective and efficient solutions to address them.
• Experience with security tool sets which enable cyber analysis efforts.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems issues within a Systems-of-Systems environment.
• Understanding of NIST 800-53 r4 / r5 to support IA/Compliance efforts from a mitigation perspective.
• Functional understanding of scripting languages (i.e., Python, PowerShell).

Working Conditions:

• Contractor site with 0%-10% travel possible. General office environment.
• Sedentary - 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional lift/carry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities