Forescout Cyber Security Engineer

GuidePoint Security • Reston, VA

7h • Remote

About The Position

As a Forescout Engineer you’ll be responsible of developing relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management. You’ll manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises. The Engineer will also contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas, and leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a counter-intelligence polygraph
• 5+ years of experience performing systems administration for Windows or Linux, including performing basic troubleshooting and installation or configuration, monitoring system performance or availability, and performing security upgrades
• Experience architecting and designing IP networks, including developing and documenting network topologies
• Knowledge of multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized architectures
• Associate’s degree and 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 6+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities. Years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP certification.
• DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS), including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, Cloud+, or CND Certification.
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes

Nice To Haves

• Experience with deployment or daily maintenance of Forescout CounterACT appliances
• Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems
• Ability to install and deploy Forescout in a customer environment
• Ability to integrate Cybersecurity data using enterprise or custom tools data aggregation and analysis tools, including Splunk
• Ability to provide support in a Tier II IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue responses, and remediation
• Ability to be a self-starter, work without considerable direction, and work with a team
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including coordinating efforts and establishing customer relations

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships quickly and easily with other teams
• Communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management
• Managing infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises
• Contributing to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas
• Leveraging big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise

Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree