Cybersecurity Engineer

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Job Description:

VAXCOM Services (a Parsons Company) is currently seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support a dynamic, challenging, and evolving mission requirement as a member of the Program’s Compliance and Automation Team (CAT)

The Compliance and Automation Team (CAT) is tasked with ensuring adherence with multiple internal and external mandates, policies, procedures, and best practices governing operation and maintenance of IT and communications systems at multiple classification levels. This highly specialized team relies heavily on a broad base of knowledge, attention to detail, analysis and communications ability to engage with Program mission partners, stakeholders, and customers to gather, track, and communicate compliance requirements and metrics as necessary as a part of the mission’s overall cybersecurity strategy. A positive attitude with outstanding work ethic and attention to detail is critical to success in this position.  

MUST HAVE current/active TOP SECRET security clearance with FULL SCOPE polygraph

What You'll Be Doing:

• Must be able to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment in support of a high priority, evolving, and expanding Program
• Must be a strong team player with exceptional customer service and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Must have Excellent written and verbal skills; able to gather requirements, communicate solutions, and remain actively engaged with the Program Office throughout the life of the project and associated tasks
• May represent the Program Office in interagency working groups
• Will respond to ad hoc needs and take lead for developing necessary response strategies
• Will identify system integration opportunities and authoritative source recommendations of disparate datasets that provide efficiencies in systems development lifecycle
• Will maintain Customer-facing intranet site and content

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or 5 years equivalent experience as a Cybersecurity Engineer.
• Previous experience working on IC or DoD cryptographic networks and technologies.
• Ability to qualify for overseas travel through the medical screening program
• Previous experience providing briefings to large and small audiences with varying levels of expertise and technical acumen.
• Experience in systems development lifecycle support and processes, workflow, documentation, data collection, data-driven analysis and reporting.
• Experience in Risk Management Framework (RMF) Assessment and Authorization (A&A) processes for US Government systems.
• Expertise in cyber hardening IT assets with RMF Security Controls, investigation and research, compliance patching, continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Experience in the use and development of system and asset documentation, Standard Operating Procedures, technical guides, test and compliance, configuration management.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Advanced Degree in STEM related field.
• Experience with Program Office’s Cryptographic network.
• Active participant on various IC and DoD Cryptographic technology working groups.
• Experience and understanding of COMSEC equipment maintenance, device upgrades, and configuration management.
• Experience and/or understanding of national-level authoritative COMSEC policies, procedures, and material control; accountability, reporting, distribution, and operational security doctrine.
• Previous experience as a cryptographic custodian, utilizing CARDS and/or iApp databases.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: 

$83,300.00 - $145,800.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

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