Cybersecurity Engineer

American Systems•Middletown, RI

17d•Onsite

About The Position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through strategic solutions in Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training. The Cybersecurity Engineer supports cybersecurity assessments and Risk Management Framework activities for Department of War IT artifacts, researches and recommends cybersecurity architectures and procedures, and provides systems administration and vulnerability testing in mixed network environments. The role also provides cybersecurity services and systems administration for military tactical and non-tactical systems, Electronics Support Measures suites, and relational database applications, and contributes to monthly cybersecurity analysis reports. This is a 100% on-site position.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in an Information Technology field or 3 years of military IT experience.
DoW 8570.1-M Cybersecurity Technician Level II or III certification, such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, or CISSP, and an operating systems certification, such as Microsoft Technology Professional, CompTIA Linux+, or CCNA.
Ability to obtain a Secret-level security clearance.
U.S. citizenship, required to obtain or hold a U.S. security clearance.
At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework, and/or Information Technology or networks.
Experience using Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS).
Familiarity with information systems vulnerability scanning tools and materials, such as DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Assured Compliance Assessment Reports Security Readiness Review (SRR) scripts, and their implementation.
Experience with MS Windows 10 and Server operating systems, UNIX/Linux, Solaris, VMware, real-time operating systems, routers, and embedded processor networking environments.

Responsibilities

Participate in cybersecurity assessments, conduct residual risk analysis, and compile Risk Management Framework artifacts for DoW IT.
Research and recommend cybersecurity architectures and procedures.
Provide advanced systems administration and execute cybersecurity vulnerability testing in mixed network environments.
Participate in technical meetings and provide cybersecurity services and systems administration for military tactical and non-tactical systems, Electronics Support Measures suites, and relational database applications.
Provide input to monthly cybersecurity analysis reports.