Mid-Level Defensive Cyber Operations Engineer

ISYS Technologies•Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

I2X Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government. Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting-edge engineering applications, I2X is ready to offer you the chance to make a real-world impact in your field and for your country. We provide long-term growth and development. Headquartered in Colorado, I2X is engaged in programs across the country and in more than 20 states. Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers. I2X Technologies is seeking a Mid-Level Defensive Cyber (DCO) Engineer to support ongoing activities for a customer an Vandenberg, SFB, CA. This position will be on-site and will require an active TS/SCI Clearance.

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science (STEM)
IAT Level III Certification, can be waived if candidate has a BS Degree in a STEM field, Certifications such as Security+, CEH, CISSP, etc.
Top Secret/SCI Clearance is required
5 years of technical experience in cyber-defense or cyber security related fields (e.g., engineering, networking, systems integration, solutions etc.)
5 years of professional technical experience (these years may be in conjunction with below)
Experience years must come from the following areas: Container or virtual environments (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, AWS)
In-band and out-of-band test access points for network traffic collection and aggregation (e.g. Gigamon)
Data storage solutions (e.g. NFS storage, distributed storage, Ceph Ruck storage, etc.)
Data-analysis toolsets (e.g. Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Splunk, etc.)
Agile frameworks for software development
Linux operating systems (Red Hat, Kali, etc.)
Windows operating systems
Network infrastructure
Security applications (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response [SOAR], Security Information and Events Management [SIEM], Intrusion Detection Systems [IDS], etc.)
US Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

Analyzes, designs, and implements defensive cyber architectures and technologies to detect, protect, and respond to advanced threats
Assesses assigned Cyber domain to thoroughly understand the mission, architecture and threat
Advises on technical design and implementation of Defensive Cyber Operations capability required to effectively protect, detect and respond to cyber threats and attack
Research and evaluate cyber defense technologies, performing comparative analysis to determine optimal solutions based on mission, architecture, and threat
Design, implement, and optimize cyber-defense technologies and integrations
Authors documentations to include SOPs, checklists, implementation guides, architecture diagrams, crew binders, etc.
Adapt technologies to meet best fit for the mission architecture and threat. Technologies include SIEM, vulnerability assessment, discovery, infrastructure (firewall, IPS/IDS, proxy, network capture), host-based security, PCAP, penetration testing/external assessment tools, forensics, etc.
Design, develop, and tune advanced cyber-defense tools and analytics platforms (e.g., ELK, Kafka, Suricata, Bro, Cuckoo, Yara)