Cybersecurity Specialist II

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

21h

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a customer-driven personality to join our team as a Cybersecurity Specialist. This role will drive the resolution of customer incidents and perform network expansion with firewall hardware/software. You will be working with a team of highly motivated technical individuals in a collegial, collaborative work environment. Your key role is supporting NASA customers by implementing firewall rules and troubleshooting access to various applications across the agency network. In addition, you will be installing new firewall hardware, performing software upgrades, and validating systems for compliance with strict NASA standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience, or Master's with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Public Trust clearance.
Experience supporting large enterprise networks focusing on Cybersecurity, Routing, Switching, DNS, and DHCP.
Hands-on working experience with large enterprise Fortinet firewall applications.
Cisco CCNA level certification or working knowledge and hands-on experience with Cisco devices.
Vital QIP and Splunk experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional level certification or working knowledge of Fortinet firewalls, LAN, WAN, and Fortianalyzer systems.
Expertise in DHCP management for a large enterprise environment.
Network monitoring experience using tools such as Performance Manager, Spectrum, Splunk, and Vital QIP.

Responsibilities

Monitoring, installation, modification, testing, and servicing of network equipment.
Creating and engineering support for a broad range of network services including Firewall, LAN, WAN, and DDI.
Configuration, troubleshooting, and sustainment of Fortinet and Cisco devices.
Trouble ticket management and resolution of network problems.
Implementation and replacement of network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, wireless LAN controllers, and access points.
Overall network analyst responsibilities.
Utilizing various network monitoring tools.
Working independently to achieve day-to-day objectives with significant impact on operational results or project deliverables.
Being responsible for entire projects or processes within a technical area.
Potentially responsible for coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level technical staff.
Developing technical solutions that require collaboration with internal experts, deep analyses, and understanding of impact.
Developing solutions to technical problems and issues that are unclear and require deep technical knowledge.
Communicating with internal and client project team members.