Cyber Security Engineer- CND

Cyber Security Engineer- CND
Location- Quantico, Va
Clearance- Secret but must be eligible for a TS/SCI
Salary- 135k/yr-175k/yr
The above salary range represents the range expected for the position; however, final salary offers are based on a number of factors such as the position's responsibilities; the candidate's experience, education, and skills; location; travel required; and current market conditions.

This program requires US Citizenship

As an ITCSU Cyber Security Engineer (CND), the individual will be responsible for protecting and defending information technology network systems associated with the agency. The CND engineer will respond to and report all IT incidents ranging from security violations (i.e., information spillage and unauthorized usage) to suspicious activity reports and insider threats through the use of current cyber security tools and by following current guidelines and directives published by the DoD and the Navy. A key aspect of this role involves ensuring robust security posture through active participation in Comply-to-Connect initiatives. In this critical role as an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE), the engineer will directly contribute to safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining operational integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, collect, and analyze network and host data, and report events or incidents that have occurred or might occur within the network to mitigate network and host threats
• Provides trend analysis and reports on computer network defense activity
• Maintain situational awareness of cyber incidents and activity with appropriate partners via tools and reporting mechanisms
• Researches, identify, and verify new advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics, techniques, and procedures from commercial and government sources
• Provides recommendations to strengthen the agency's overall cyber security posture
• Applies knowledge of monitoring, analyzing, detecting, and responding to cyber events and incidents within the information systems and networks
• Advises on an integrated, dynamic cyber defense and leverage cyber security solutions to deliver cyber security operational services, including intrusion detection and prevention, situational awareness of network intrusions, security events, endpoint security, data spillage, and incident response actions
• Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet DoD and Navy security requirements. Responsible for the integration and implementation of computer system security solutions

Required Qualifications/Education and Experience:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience performing computer network defense (CND) incident triage
• Must have and maintain a Secret personnel clearance and must be eligible for a TSSCI
• Position shall meet the requirements of an IAT III/ IAM III per the DoD 8570.01-M- (CASP, CISM, CISSP, CISA, CCNP Security, GCED, GCIH, GSLC, or CCISO)
• Must have HBSS experience and DISA training certificates #201& #301 at the contract start
• Experience analyzing log files, firewalls, firewall logs, and intrusion detection systems and IDS Logs to identify possible threats to network security, and to perform command and control functions in response to incidents
• Knowledge of and experience with administering a security information and event management (SIEM) solution is necessary in order to conduct proper and sufficient analysis of network activity
• Experience in ESS, ACAS vulnerability scanning software, and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA).

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