Countermeasures Engineer

Leidos•Chambersburg, PA

About The Position

This position will support the DISA DECO Task Order 22 Network Assurance (NA) Program to refine and maintain the defense of Cross Domain Enterprise Services (CDES) infrastructure. This candidate will be expected to actively engage with a variety of customers, collaborating with them, anticipating their needs, and delivering flawlessly. Candidate should demonstrate a strong understanding of Cybersecurity fundamentals, threat actor TTP frameworks such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework, developing and deploying Cybersecurity threat detection and mitigation rules and analytics, and developing new and innovative solutions to defend customer networks in accordance with industry and government standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 4+ yrs of professional experience; additional or equivalent experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Knowledge of Cyber Network Defense (CND) with regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
Must be able to work independently in a high visibility, frequently changing environment.
Understanding of enclave-level networking and sensor technologies.
Understanding of Endpoint Detect and Response (EDR) technologies.
Must have an active DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE) at your start date.
Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one prior to starting the program.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
User-level experience with Microsoft SharePoint.
Privileged-user level experience with Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Defender Suite of tools.
Microsoft AZ-104, AZ-500, and SC-200 certifications, or other Microsoft Azure and Defender-related certifications.
Experience developing scripts in Python and PowerShell.
Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP, CCNA, CCNP or CASP.
Experience in intelligence driven defense.
Experience with DOD accreditation.

Responsibilities

Establish baseline security relevant data in accordance with NSA National Cross Domain Services Management Office (NCDSMO) Raise the Bar (RTB) standards.
Maintain integrity and efficacy of customer configurations; establish baseline customer configuration as part of onboarding; work with the customer to track changes to the infrastructure.
Work with the various primary monitoring centers to validate access to data and CDES index/indices with a SIEM.
Collaborate with other teams to apply threat intelligence to the development of analytics and countermeasures; develop analytics and countermeasures.
Track and make recommendations for RTB compliance by DISA and mission partners.
Keep abreast of the RTB standards; work with the DISA CDES office and NCDSMO to understand changes to the standards; determine changes needed by DISA CSSP to assist with compliance.
Work with peer teams to establish data health/monitoring dashboards.