Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

VMD Corp•Glen Burnie, MD

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Vision, Mission, and Driven company, VMD has been delivering information technology solutions to the Federal government in Agile Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure Protection since 2002. Our mission has now expanded, and we have merged with Xcelerate Solutions to revolutionize end-to-end enterprise security. Together we are committed to protecting our nation’s citizens, critical infrastructure, and resources. At VMD, now a part of Xcelerate Solutions, you have the opportunity to thrive in your career and become a Game Changer. The quality and talent of our people is what drives our success. We embrace an employee-first culture and make it a priority to provide professional development opportunities that foster career growth. We help protect American Citizens and the nation’s most critical infrastructure by working alongside our customers and delivering game changing solutions to strengthen their missions. We believe our passion and commitment to achieve our customers' goals and solve their most critical challenges defines who we are. We don’t just dream big, we act on it – through teamwork, dedication, and resilience. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will support the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Information Technology, Technology Solutions Division (TSD), specifically their mission critical systems.

Requirements

15+ years of work experience in IT and cybersecurity, with a technical background in networking, operating system, and/or software development
Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification
Experience with security development lifecycle management, DevSecOps, and CI/CD integration
Ability to leverage programming languages where feasible such as Java, PHP, C, .NET, Go, or Python
Experience with various operating systems including Windows, Linux and Unix
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to facilitate effective collaboration across a variety of stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to function independently and define the proper methods & procedures
Understanding of guiding cybersecurity principles and control guidance
Effective writing skills to capture issues and recommendations
Strong customer relationship building ability
Bachelor’s degree (Additional Years of Experience can substitute for Degree)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
15+ years of overall experience
5+ years of specific experience in field
Secret clearance
US Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Curious, inquisitive, and have demonstrated a constant eagerness to learn through actions.
High attention to detail.
Demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.

Responsibilities

Support and lead the security initiative for multiple IT projects, programs, and initiatives.
Work with a team of security engineers and actively interact and communicate with various departments, teams, and workgroups to provide hands-on technical cybersecurity support on potential security risks and recommendations.
Interact with technical staff to executive staff, adjusting the communication and feedback accordingly.
Support the response for planned and unplanned security assessments including documentation collection and review, documentation creation and maintenance, and artifact/evidence review and validation.
Analyze and investigate potential security threats against technologies in use as well as those planned for future use.
Perform an ongoing review of industry/government best practices for system security to provide expert technical guidance for translating NIST, DHS, and TSA cybersecurity standards, policies and procedures into actionable tasks.
Determine the security impact of new technologies or policies on the TSA information security program.
Develop and present recommendations for changes to improve security posture.
Implement security improvements as needed for protecting mission critical systems.
Leverage existing government-provided security scan tools such as Tenable Security Center, Nessus, DbProtect, Venafi, Burp Suite Pro and others.
Provide security engineering subject matter expertise in coordination with enterprise architecture and technical review boards.
Develop and maintain information security program strategic and tactical goals and objectives and program outreach/communication plans.
Identify, develop, and maintain a performance management program, that includes performance measures, tracking metrics, and trend analysis.