Lead Security Engineer

Foxhole Technology, Inc. • Leesburg, VA

80d

About The Position

Foxhole Technology provides robust cybersecurity and IT support capabilities for federal civilian and defense agencies. A recognized leader in navigating technology and security challenges, Foxhole delivers mission-focused innovations to answer evolving and complex needs. Our talented employee-owners provide agile, scalable services and solutions that solve operational gaps, operate critical systems, and protect and secure the enterprise – across the organization and around the world. We are seeking a mission-focused Lead Security Engineer to support a Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity program. In this role, you will lead a team of penetration testers and vulnerability analysts, ensuring security operations meet mission requirements while strengthening processes, governance, and compliance. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on expertise with security tools, proven leadership in SOC-type environments, and the ability to clearly communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum six (6) years IT experience with at least four (4) years in an IT Security position.
• Qualified candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience leading a team in a SOC type operation for a government or commercial client.
• BS Degree or additional work experience substitution.
• Experience with tools like Webinspect, Nessus, burp Suite, Metasploit, PCAP tools etc.
• Experience with interpreting, discussing, or presenting findings to stakeholders as required.
• Experience with building metrics around findings or output from pentesting and/or scanning tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team comprised of Penetration Testers and Vulnerability scanners.
• Ensure compliance to Service Level Agreements (SLA), process adherence and process improvisation to achieve operational objectives and mitigate threats.
• Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current operational activities; review policies and recommend changes to improve governance based on knowledge of security tools.
• Responsible for team management and overall use of resources and initiation of corrective action where required for Security Operations Center.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to build and maintain positive working relationship.
• Knowledge of penetration testing tools and in the ability to assess penetration testing findings.
• Knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools to maintain capabilities as a sustained, full-time program independent of incident detection, recovery, or reporting activities.
• Experience with business process reengineering, capability maturity model, change management, or process improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees