Cybersecurity Engineer Senior (TS with SCI eligibility required)

General Dynamics Information Technology•Bossier City, LA

2d•$88,130 - $115,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior supporting the United States Department of State, you will be trusted to work on engineering and managing Tenable (primarily), Splunk, McAfee, and other security tools. Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. GDIT is your place. You make it your own by bringing your ideas and unique perspective to our culture. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you are helping us ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT: As a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Department of State. You will play a crucial role via the following responsibilities: Engineer and manage security applications such as Tenable, Splunk, McAfee, and other security tools Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures and systems, including infrastructure and access management for cybersecurity hardware, firmware and software Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security. Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks Carries out triage on security events, coordinates incidents with Incident Management Team, IT operations, network engineering, and application teams Diagnoses, identifies, isolates, and analyzes problems utilizing historical database records Participates in the security engineering, validation testing of system configuration/hardening, and assessment of classified information systems (IS) Supports security posture assessments Maintains awareness of cyber trends, threats, and vulnerabilities Develops, integrates and maintains security toolsets Alerts management to recurring problems and patterns of problems

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or equivalent experience
5+ years of Tenable experience
5+ years of Endpoint protection software experience (Symantec/McAfee/Crowdstrike)
2+ years of Splunk experience
Exposure to -or- ability to learn ticketing and reporting
Exposure to -or- ability to learn Linux and Windows
Must possess CompTia Security+ Certification or be able to obtain within 90 days of hire
Must possess active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
US Citizenship Required

Responsibilities

Engineer and manage security applications such as Tenable, Splunk, McAfee, and other security tools
Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures and systems, including infrastructure and access management for cybersecurity hardware, firmware and software
Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards
Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.
Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks
Carries out triage on security events, coordinates incidents with Incident Management Team, IT operations, network engineering, and application teams
Diagnoses, identifies, isolates, and analyzes problems utilizing historical database records
Participates in the security engineering, validation testing of system configuration/hardening, and assessment of classified information systems (IS)
Supports security posture assessments
Maintains awareness of cyber trends, threats, and vulnerabilities
Develops, integrates and maintains security toolsets
Alerts management to recurring problems and patterns of problems