Network​/Cloud Security Engineer; Min; HYBRID_Local to DC​/MD​/VA Area

Position: Network/Cloud Security Engineer(Min 6yrs Exp)(HYBRID_Local to DC/MD/VA Area)

Network/Cloud Security Engineer (Min 6yrs Exp) ( to DC/MD/VA Area)

Direct Client Req: Network/Cloud Security Engineer (Min 6yrs Exp) ( to DC/MD/VA Area)

Location: Washington, DC

Position

Description

Number of positions: 1

Length: 9-21 Months +

Immediate interviews – Webcam interviews ONLY

Hybrid position

Q001 Information Assurance and Security Specialist – Journeyman (IA & SS – Jrny)

Duties

• As part of the technology team, the Security Specialist (Infrastructure Group) will be maintaining and monitoring day-to-day operation of the IT infrastructure – Security.
• The IT Consultant will help and perform monitoring, maintenance, and security of IT infrastructure (physical, virtual, and cloud).
• IT Consultant will perform OS, security, and application upgrades of servers and network to keep them up to date.
• IT Consultant will develop, implement, maintain, and enforce documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
• IT Consultant will plan, coordinate, and monitor project activities for the Infrastructure group and duties as assigned.
• Log analysis of Firewall, AD, Switches and other deployed security products. Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools to identify and mitigate issues.
• Research, analyze, and patch required systems to comply with compliance mandates.
• Respond to escalation calls from the Help desk, Desktop support, and other teams to debug and resolve security and perform maintenance.
• Understands security troubleshooting processes and cooperates with other teams.
• Assists Service Desk technicians as needed with Tier I and Tier II troubleshooting and patching of desktop systems, software (MS Office, Java, Adobe), printer issues, and server-related issues as needed.
• May recommend methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Initiates preventive maintenance for the technical system.

Responsibilities

• Determines enterprise information assurance and security standards.
• Develops and implements information assurance/security standards and procedures.
• Coordinates, develops, and evaluates security programs for an organization. Recommends information assurance/security solutions to support customers’ requirements.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves security violations.
• Establishes and satisfies information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Supports customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
• Applies know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
• Performs analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
• Analyzes and defines security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.
• Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
• Provides integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
• Analyzes general information assurance-related technical problems and provides basic engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
• Performs vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
• Ensures that all information systems are functional and secure.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience developing, maintaining, and recommending enhancements to IS policies/requirements (Required)
• 6-10 years of experience performing vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems/apps (Required)
• 6-10 years of experience identifying, reporting, and resolving security violations (Required)
• Patching Server 2008 / 2012 /2016 (Required)
• Patching Desktop Windows 10 / 7 (Required)
• Firewall management CISCO NGFW (Required)
• Vulnerability assessment tools Nessus, Tripwire (Desired)
• VMware 5.5 / 6.0 (Required)
• Production support (Required)
• Server and Desktop troubleshooting (Required)
• NIST 800-53 experience (Desired)
• Splunk (Desired)
• Cloud experience (MS Azure) (Desired)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (Required)
• Security+, CISSP, other security certifications (Preferred)

Required/Desired

Skills

Candidates must have ALL the “Required” skills in order to be considered for the position. “Desired” or “Highly Desired” skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required.

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