Principal Technician (Cyber Security) for NATO with security clearance

WLG • Norfolk, MA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a hands-on technician role with accreditation and compliance attached, not a pure architecture post. You will be the first point of contact for endpoint security, firewall and monitoring solutions at a NATO agency site in Norfolk, keeping systems confidential, available and accredited.

Requirements

• Practical cyber security operations experience: endpoint protection, firewalls, monitoring
• Vulnerability assessment work with the usual tooling, and the judgement to know what to escalate
• Familiarity with risk assessment, risk treatment plans and accreditation or compliance evidence
• Comfort with routine infrastructure operations and scripted or automated procedures
• Clear written English for reporting to senior stakeholders
• An active security clearance is required for this role

Responsibilities

• Applying and maintaining security measures set by policy and local risk assessment
• Working access controls for firewalls and endpoint security solutions
• Running routine vulnerability assessments with automated and semi-automated tools, and escalating what matters
• Supporting investigations into suspected attacks and security breaches
• Technical assessment of systems against assurance policy, including routine accreditation decisions
• Periodic backups, monitoring reports, user access coordination and security checklists

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed