Cybersecurity Engineer III

Invictus International Consulting, LLC•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 in the U.S. and around the world. The Cybersecurity Engineer III performs security engineering and develops security architecture artifacts. The role engineers security into system design, conducts cyber hunt activities, configures SIEM and Splunk tools, deploys and operates cybersecurity tools, and supports secure network operations. The engineer leads penetration testing and security exercises, participates in vulnerability scanning with Tenable Nessus, and uses Zeek and ELSA for network security monitoring. The position also develops high-level system design diagrams, automates system security compliance, reviews security analytics, oversees incident detection, and evaluates IT enclave systems and their risk posture. The engineer identifies mitigation options and corrective actions, ensures operating environments meet security requirements, and engineers systems and solutions that address current and future functional, technical, and cross-functional requirements.

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 a degree.
Minimum 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 is desired.

Responsibilities

Perform security engineering and develop security architecture artifacts.
Oversee and lead penetration testing and security exercises.
Perform computer operating system forensic analysis.
Support network security and participate in vulnerability scans using Tenable Nessus.
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, emphasizing 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.
Use Zeek and ELSA for network security monitoring.
Implement solutions to automate security compliance of systems.
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 problems involving workflows, organization, and planning, and develop appropriate corrective action.