Cybersecurity Engineer

Responsibilities & Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs a variety of routine project tasks applied to specialized Cybersecurity problems.
• Tasks involve integration of electronic processes or methodologies to resolve total system problems, or technology problems as they relate to cybersecurity requirements.
• Analyzes information security requirements.
• Applies analytical and systematic approaches in the resolution of problems of workflow, organization, and planning.
• Provides security engineering support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, integration of information systems.
• Support the development and integration of cybersecurity solutions within the overall project framework, ensuring full compliance with DoD standards.
• Conduct thorough security analysis and planning, incorporating cybersecurity solutions to address the unique requirements of the DLA FedMall modernization program.
• Coordinate and implement security measures to protect information against unauthorized access, modification, and destruction, ensuring compliance with DLA standards.
• Lead efforts in applying analytical and systematic approaches to resolve security-related workflow, organization, and planning issues.
• Provide proactive incident response and management, ensuring root causes are identified, documented, and communicated to the project management team.
• Deliver security engineering support for planning, designing, testing, demonstrating, and integrating information systems and electronic processes.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain system security plans and documentation to support cyber defense initiatives.
• Collaborate on the design and implementation of secure architectures, including the use of ArcSight ESM and Logger, HBSS Administration, and McAfee Network Security Platform Administration.
• Monitor and analyze network activity to identify potential cyber threats, leveraging tools such as ArcSight ESM, HBSS, and McAfee NSP for proactive detection.
• Lead the incident response team, performing forensic analysis, threat detection, and mitigation in alignment with CNDSP-IR certification standards.
• Provide support for weekly audit log review and ensure incident reports include detailed findings, resolutions, and lessons learned.
• Document and maintain technical solutions and cybersecurity measures in JIRA and Confluence, as required by task order guidelines.
• Create and update a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity documentation, including System Security Plans (SSP), STIGs, Risk/Issue/Opportunity Management Plans (RIOMP), Configuration Management documentation, and Incident Response Plans.
• Develop training materials and job aids to support cybersecurity practices across the project and assist in end-user training for cybersecurity awareness.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience:
  • Seven (7) years of relevant IT experience
• Certifications:
  • Relevant certification meeting DOD 8570.01 IAM level III
  • Computing Environment (One of the following):
    • ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 5.0 Security Analyst
    • ArcSight Logger 5.0 Administration and Operation
    • HBSS Administrator
    • HBSS Advanced
    • McAfee Network Security Platform Administration 
• Clearance: Must possess a Secret with IT-II eligibility

Overview

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team supporting DLA FEDMALL.

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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Additional Job Information

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Locations: Remote in the DMV area
• Type of environment: Remote
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizen

Secret clearance

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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