Cybersecurity Engineer III

Invictus International Consulting•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

Invictus, a Red River company, delivers technology and services supporting government and national security missions. It combines cleared mission expertise with enterprise engineering, technology partnerships, and large-program execution in support of modernization, cybersecurity, intelligence, and systems integration. Its teams support complex operational environments across the U.S. and around the world. The Cybersecurity Engineer III performs security engineering and develops security architecture artifacts. The role supports system design, penetration testing and security exercises, computer operating-system forensic analysis, network security, cybersecurity tool deployment and operation, and automation of security compliance. The engineer conducts cyber hunt activities; configures SIEM and Splunk tools; monitors networks using tools such as Zeek and ELSA; participates in vulnerability scans using Tenable Nessus; and evaluates enclave systems, risk posture, and security findings. The role also develops high-level system design diagrams, reviews security analytics, oversees incident detection, and recommends mitigations and corrective actions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institute in an area applicable to the position; an additional four years of experience may be substituted for the degree.
At least six years of relevant experience in addition to the education level.
Current DoD 8570 IAT II or IAM II certification.
Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a DoD or Intelligence Community environment.

Responsibilities

Perform security engineering and develop security architecture artifacts.
Oversee penetration testing and security exercises.
Perform computer operating-system forensic analysis and support network security.
Automate security compliance for systems.
Engineer security into system design documentation and perform cyber hunt activities.
Configure SIEM and Splunk tools.
Engineer systems and solutions, including software, hardware, and communications, to meet total requirements with emphasis on security and present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces.
Identify, assess, and present options for meeting functional and technical requirements, including hardware and software updates or upgrades.
Deploy and operate cybersecurity tools.
Lead penetration testing and security exercises.
Secure network systems and participate in vulnerability scans using Tenable Nessus.
Use tools such as Zeek and ELSA to perform network security monitoring.
Implement solutions to automate systems’ security compliance.
Collect and review security analytic measures and oversee security incident detection activities.
Develop high-level system design diagrams.
Ensure the operating environment is security compliant.
Evaluate IT enclave systems; assess risk posture and system security findings; and recommend mitigation.
Evaluate analytical and systematic workflow, organization, and planning problems and develop appropriate corrective action.