Staff Cyber Security Engineer

Overview

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Staff Cyber Security Engineer on a long term contract providing Cyber Security services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to provide security services and capabilities necessary to ensure IT services provided to the IC customer workforce are secure. This includes Identity and Access Control Infrastructure Operations, Cross Domain Infrastructure Operations, Cyber Security Infrastructure Operations, Cyber Security Operations, Information Technology (IT) Audit Infrastructure, and Security Infrastructure Operations. 

The right candidate will possess the below skills and qualifications and be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally. 

Responsibilities

• Maintains an infrastructure of over several hundred virtualized intrusion detection and network traffic analysis sensors located in multiple locations.
• Initiates and oversees the creation, deployment and tuning of thousands of Snort and custom IPS/IDS signatures.
• Remotely manages Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers via UNIX shell, VMWare ESXi, and HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) and HP Onboard Administrators (OA).
• Makes recommendations to improve overall security posture to senior management.
• Creates and customizes ArcSight connectors to maintain the collection and redirection of syslog, HBSS, scanning and other appliance logs from enterprise networks to central manager.
• Troubleshoots physically cabled network connections, network routing protocols, media converters, hardware, and various vendor specific tools.
• Creates Linux BASH scripts to automate administrative tasks.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI poly.

Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of additional cyber experience in lieu of degree. 

• 3+ years of experience with modern Windows, UNIX, Linux, network operating systems, databases, and virtual computing.

Required Certifications:

• DoD 8570 certification meeting IAT Level II ((GSEC, Security+, SSCP, or CCNA-Security)) required.
• CNDSP-A (GCIA, GCIH, or CEH) or CNDSP-IR (GCIH, CSIH, or CEH) certification required.

Required Skills:

• Experience performing analysis of network traffic and correlating diverse security logs to perform recommendations for signature development.
• Experience with enterprise security tools, including Security information and event management (SIEM), Threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), or Network monitoring tools.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Splunk
• Knowledge with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls.
• Understanding of latest security principles, techniques, and protocols.

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

About Abile Group, Inc.

Abile Group, Inc. was formed in July 2004 to partner with the Intelligence Community and their Contractors in the areas of Enterprise Analytics & Performance Management, IT & Systems Engineering and Program & Project Management. We have significant experience with the Federal Government and are an EDWOSB dedicated to our employees and clients.  We are looking for high performing employees who enjoy providing advice and guidance along with solutions development and implementation support, crafted by combining industry best practices with the clients’ subject matter experience and Abile’s breadth of expertise. 

Hiring Statement

Abile is committed to hiring the most qualified and best fit person for the job - always has, always will. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email careers@abilegroup.com with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days. 

Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit, we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities.