Cyber Architect

Location (remote or physical location): Morrisville, NC or fully remote considered

Overview:

NikSoft Systems Corporation is a recognized Information Technology solutions provider. Founded in 1998 and based in Reston, Virginia, NikSoft is a CMMI Level 3 Certified company with an established reputation for excellence and on-time delivery with a consistently high customer satisfaction rating from its Federal Government and private consulting contracts.

NikSoft is currently conducting a search for a Cyber Architect II to add to its cybersecurityteam in support of the United States Postal Service. The successful candidate will experience an unparalleled large-scale hybrid-cloud environment with over 800 IT systems generating millionsof digital transactions in support of a diverse user base spread across the entire US. Join the NikSoft team to scale your career to the next level.

Must be able to:

• Lead to integrate Threat Intel platform with other security tools and utilize automation opportunities. • Create system security concept of operations (ConOps) documents • Integrate organizational goals and objectives into security architecture • Develop and integrate cybersecurity designs for systems • Test, evaluate, and verify hardware and/or software to determine if systems and architecture are consistent with cybersecurity architecture guidelines and requirements. • Determine and prioritize essential system capabilities and business functions • Perform security reviews, Identify gaps in security architecture, and determine design and architecture effectiveness • Assist in the process configuring or re-configuring the security tools.

Strong working knowledge of:

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems. • Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS). • Network and Host malware detection and prevention. • Web/Email gateway security technologies. • Security tools and threat intel platform integration and utilization of available AI/ML opportunities. • Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines • Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness • Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills • Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team • Weekday shift (M-F, 7AM-4PM eastern time), with possibility of 100% remote

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in an engineering/cyber discipline with at least 5 years of professional experience; or equivalent experience/combined education; or 3 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree. • 5+ years experience with SIEM, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Endpoint Security Services, security tools onboarding and implementation. • Experience in analyzing alerts from Cloud, SIEM and EDR tools, and alerts tuning process. • Familiarity with cybersecurity operation center functions. • Experience configuring and re-configuring security tools. • Experience with security framework and can interpret use cases into actionable monitoring solutions.