NOSC Cyber Defense Specialist

Description

Knight Federal Solutions is a trusted provider to industry leading prime contractors, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. We have established a company culture that supports our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work. When you join our team, you belong to a group of people that work hard, strive for greatness and care about people.

Our hard work is evident in everything we do. Whether it be supporting large government programs in the areas of Simulation and Training, Information Technology, Intelligence or Cyber Security we always strive to be the best. It is for this reason that we have been recognized as a World Class Team Supplier by Northrop Grumman and were also named one of Florida's fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.

As Knight Federal Solutions continues to grow, we look forward to hiring the best and the brightest to join us in our success!

Responsibilities

• Implementation of proactive and reactive security measures to ensure operational availability to the JTEN and information flow of mission critical applications. Additionally, you will provide direct support to the warfighter training events by identifying rule sets for firewalls, intrusion detection, and monitoring systems on the network.
• Work closely with the customers of our Network in order to identify potential issues and perform security requirements analysis.
• Oversight and review of JTEN Firewalls
• Operate and make configuration changes on JTEN Firewalls
• Provides initial response to and reporting of viruses and other security incidents
• Maintains appropriate security configurations for all network devices
• Produce network security configurations status reports
• Updates Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
• Operates JTEN Network Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
• Pushes Enterprise security and network operations policy out to the sites for implementation/enforcement • Operates JTEN Host Based Security Systems (HBSS)
• Enforces national, DOD, and Joint security policies and directives across the JTEN
• Maintain visibility on, and awareness of new and emerging network and security techniques and technologies
• Analyze security log files, IDS data, firewall data, etc.
• Act as a PKI Trusted Agent for the JTEN • Responsible for Monitoring Cyber Task Orders (CTOs)
• Develop security Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) using technical and analytical skills
• Assist with creating Standard Operating Procedures, where applicable
• Collaborate with Exercise Planners

Requirements

• Possess an active Secret Clearance
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must possess a Bachelors' Degree. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree
• Must have the following certification: Security + CE
• Capable to work shift work (Essential Personnel identifier)
• Able to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Have strong customer service orientation
• Capable of lifting and moving equipment

Preferred

• One or more of the following: CompTIA Security+, Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• Network Operations Center Experience
• Tier 1 and 2 Helpdesk Experience

Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.