Senior Security Engineer
| Company | Agile Defense |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 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.
- 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 Firepower, ExtraHop, ForeScout, Gigamon.
- 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).
Responsibilities
- Support the Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) 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).
- Prepare presentations for the customer to pitch new tools or feature enhancements.
- Use Microsoft Visio to create/update network diagrams of security tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with the following technologies: Cisco Routing & Switching (LAN/WAN), Cisco Firepower IPS/Firewall and Web Security Appliance (WSA).
- Familiarity with SIEM tools, data lakes and the design, development of security analytics.
- Motivation and desire to learn advanced concepts in cyber and ability to work within a formal engineering life cycle.
- Strong attention to detail in working with other project staff in managing complex changes to US-CERTs environment.
- Experienced with monitoring of new or emerging security technologies to assist in identification of most effective approach or methodology to be applied in securing D/A infrastructures.
- Relevant Security Certifications: Security +, CISSP, SANS Certifications, Network +, Cisco CCNA, Microsoft AZ-900.