Cybersecurity Operations Engineer

TekSynap•Bethesda, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to support the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as part of a dynamic, mission-driven team. This engineer will play a key role in designing, delivering, and supporting secure, agile solutions that enable ODNI to execute its intelligence integration and national security mission. This position offers the opportunity to work across classified environments, contribute to enterprise transformation, and help implement next-generation capabilities aligned with ODNI's modernization priorities. TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information security, or IT.
5+ years of hands-on cyber defense or blue team experience.
Experience with SIEM platforms, endpoint agents, and network security tools.
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture, ICAM, and enclave hardening.

Nice To Haves

Certified Splunk Architect, CISSP, or equivalent.
Knowledge of CNSSI 1253, NIST 800-171, and ICD 503 standards.
Prior experience supporting CDM or IC cyber modernization programs.
Familiarity with enclave-level incident response and containment procedures.

Responsibilities

Deploy and configure endpoint security tools (CrowdStrike, Tanium, Defender).
Design and enforce identity and access policies using Okta, LDAP, and certificate authorities.
Monitor and respond to alerts in Splunk, ELK, and other SIEM platforms.
Write detection logic and correlation rules for threat identification and mitigation.
Support audits, POA&M resolution, and incident response activities.