Forescout Cybersecurity Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

About The Position

As a member of our team, you will engineer solutions to complex challenges for customers using your knowledge of network engineering, system administration, and Active Directory. You’ll work with an expert team focused on implementing and operating next generation security solutions for government and commercial clients. You’ll perform hands-on evaluation, implementation, and operation of leading security cyber defense tools and technologies. You’ll apply in-depth defense strategies to large and complex networks to rapidly identify vulnerabilities and threats, prioritize response actions, and develop effective countermeasures. You’ll also apply thought leadership in a highly collaborative and innovative work environment to solve complex security challenges. In this role, you'll closely impact mission success, protecting data and networks from malicious payloads and actors. With mentoring, challenging hands-on problem-solving, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers. Work with us as we secure and protect our nation's most sensitive capabilities. You will develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management. You will manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises. You will contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas. You will leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.

Requirements

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
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND Certification
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support (CSSP-IS) Certification such as CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification, prior to start date

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, to coordinate efforts and establish customer relations

Responsibilities

Engineer solutions to complex challenges for customers using knowledge of network engineering, system administration, and Active Directory
Implement and operate next generation security solutions for government and commercial clients
Perform hands-on evaluation, implementation, and operation of leading security cyber defense tools and technologies
Apply in-depth defense strategies to large and complex networks to rapidly identify vulnerabilities and threats, prioritize response actions, and develop effective countermeasures
Apply thought leadership in a highly collaborative and innovative work environment to solve complex security challenges
Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management
Manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises
Contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas
Leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise