Cybersecurity Engineer Principal
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a creative and driven Cybersecurity Engineer, Principal to support DTRA’s Defense Stockpile Management Support (DSMS) Contract. This role involves communicating the value of information technology security, advising leadership on cybersecurity posture, coordinating inspections and tests, and preparing security documentation. The engineer will also communicate security and compliance issues, provide status reports, oversee policy implementation, and ensure security requirements are met. A key aspect of this role is the ability to engage with customers to build trust, communicate solutions, and influence action, as well as deliver and architect modernized Cyber Security platforms and Cloud-based security platforms.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- 8+ years of related experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field
- Must have IAM Level III Certification (CISSP, CISM or GSLC)
- Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Experience with Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)
- Comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity principles, methods, and techniques.
Nice To Haves
- The ability to work and set priorities on multiple projects/tasks at once and operate in a dynamic, fast-paced team-oriented environment
- Communication skills required in one on one, team, and senior management settings.
Responsibilities
- Communicate the value of information technology security throughout all levels of the organizational stakeholders.
- Advise appropriate leadership of changes affecting the organization’s cybersecurity posture, to include changes in risk levels and security posture.
- Act as part of a team of geographically dispersed personnel to ensure cybersecurity inspections, tests, and reviews are coordinated and executed successfully.
- Prepare, distribute, and maintain plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operating procedures concerning the security of operational environment.
- Communicate security and compliance issues to government leaders, Cybersecurity staff in an effective and appropriate manner.
- Provide status reports to stakeholders, and government personnel related to cybersecurity metrics/results, key risk indicators, trending and compliance.
- Oversee policy standard and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.
- Assure successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information policies and procedures are consistent with security baselines.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively engage current and prospective customers (CIOs, AO, CSSP, Program executives, etc.) to build trust and relationships, clearly communicate solutions and concepts, and influence action.
- Deliver and Architect modernized Cyber Security platforms (Splunk, PaloAlto, etc) and Cloud-based security platforms (AWS, Azure,etc.).
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
