Cyber Technical Specialist 4 - Washington, DC

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

We are seeking a Seeking a Cyber Technical Specialist 4 that is able to work with a dynamic team of system engineers and administrators responsible for design, implementation, operations & maintenance, and cybersecurity for large complex resilient hardware and virtualized infrastructure. This position will perform Cybersecurity/Information Assurance for all customer managed systems, applications, and hardware.

Responsibilities

Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:

• Design, implement, and maintain provided Security and Vulnerability tools including Host Based Security System (HBSS), Splunk, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoints.
• Analyze new security requirements, define courses of action, and design enterprise solutions, coordinating with engineering and operations teams to implement within the environment.
• Formalize and execute a process for communicating vulnerability results in a manner understood by technical and non-technical stakeholders based on risk tolerance and impact to the environment.
• Leverage vulnerability database sources to understand each weakness, its probability and remediation options, including vendor-supplied fixes and workarounds.
• Design, implement, and maintain scripts used in asset discovery and vulnerability status.
• Conduct continuous independent discovery and vulnerability scans/security assessments of enterprise-wide assets and proactive control testing.
• Set up and execute Nessus scans; establish automated reporting.
• Document, prioritize, and formally report asset and vulnerability state, along with remediation recommendations and validation.
• Coordinate with system owners and system administrators/technical points of contact to identify system vulnerabilities, conduct vulnerability analysis, and formulate remediation strategies.
• Develop packages for complex remediation efforts and coordinate with vulnerability remediation specialists for deployment.
• Support and monitor patch management compliance across the infrastructure to align with audit requirements.
• Support preparation of Plan of Action & Milestones (POAM) development to support compliance and authorization/reauthorization activities.
• Prepare and disseminate regular Cyber Compliance/vulnerability reporting; interact with the customer to explain results and address issues.
• Contribute to the development of Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, User Guides, and checklists.
• Work as a team to consistently learn and share advanced skills and foster team excellence.

Qualifications

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ACTIVE TOP SECRET Clearance is REQUIRED

Position / Candidate Requirements

• High School Diploma with 12+ years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and/or testing of electronic security systems or
• Associates with 10+ years of experience or
• Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years experience or
• Master's Degree with 5+ years experience
• Experience operating and maintaining a Nessus environment
• Experience developing and implementing hardware and software solutions and virtual infrastructure technologies.
• Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio Skills
• Ability to travel internationally 10%

Desired / Advantageous Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+
• CompTia Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
• GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
  • Experience programming/administrating Access Control Systems of any type desired.
  • Experience with installation, troubleshooting, and testing of security electronics equipment desired .

What we offer:

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay Range

USD $124,880.00 - USD $187,320.00 /Yr.