Lead Cybersecurity Engineer - Innovation & Automation

Credence•McLean, VA

About The Position

Credence is hiring a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity engineering, cybersecurity tools, and emerging technologies. The role advances the organization’s technical cybersecurity capabilities and supports implementing innovative technologies to strengthen its security posture. It identifies opportunities to improve cybersecurity operations through new technologies, automation, engineering solutions, and process improvements, and presents recommendations to Government leadership. The position supports cybersecurity tool implementation, automation, engineering integration, technical research, and engineering recommendations. It also supports Operational Technology cybersecurity initiatives, helps develop cybersecurity reporting solutions, and promotes continuous improvement in the team’s technical cybersecurity maturity.

Requirements

DOD Secret Clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
DOD 8570.01 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III Certification.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity tools, engineering initiatives, and emerging technologies.
Evaluate, recommend, implement, and integrate cybersecurity tools to improve operational effectiveness.
Research emerging cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and defensive technologies.
Conduct technical threat assessments, vulnerability analyses, and cybersecurity risk assessments.
Produce technical white papers, engineering analyses, risk assessments, and recommendations to support informed cybersecurity decision-making.
Develop engineering recommendations that improve the organization’s overall security posture.
Mentor and train Cybersecurity Engineers and other technical staff on cybersecurity tools, engineering methodologies, and emerging technologies.
Support Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity initiatives and collaborate with the Operational Technology Security Engineer on FSEI and other OT-related efforts.
Establish engineering standards and technical best practices for cybersecurity tool implementation and integration.
Promote continuous improvement of the team’s technical cybersecurity maturity through research, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
Identify opportunities to automate cybersecurity processes and improve operational efficiency through engineering solutions.
Develop and maintain enterprise cybersecurity reporting solutions, including Power BI dashboards, Splunk dashboards, Microsoft Sentinel workbooks, cybersecurity metrics, and executive reporting capabilities.