Job
Job Description
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Department: Veterans Affairs
Location: Remote
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Mature Cyber Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) capabilities to improve Vulnerability Threat Management capabilities.
- Work with privacy data to increase Cloud application and infrastructure vulnerability scanning and reporting.
- Assist in developing architecture for integrating findings into a centralized dashboard that allows product owners direct access to team's specific systems or cloud account findings.
- Develop architecture for integrating findings into a centralized dashboard that allows product owners direct access to team's specific systems or cloud account findings.
- Provide System Security Engineering Reviews.
- Provide system engineering and architectural design support services.
Required Skills and Experience
- Extensive IT experience in all aspects of Cyber Security with a vast array of IT systems involving end user as well as enterprise level networks.
- Experience in designing and implementing systems that meet agency Cyber Security policy and regulations.
- Extensive experience in Cyber Security Tools, network topologies, intrusion detection, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), ZTA, and secured networks.
Professional CertificationsCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials CertificationYears of Professional Experience10 years' experience in Cyber SecurityDesired experienceRisk Management Framework (RMF), Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), and FedRAMP experience
Familiarity with: Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) frameworks, Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) (OKTA), Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations, Vulnerability Threat Management, and ComplianceFormal EducationMaster of Science degree (or higher) in one of the following: computer science, electronics engineering, computer engineering, computer science, information technology, or cyber security. 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.Citizenship RequirementU.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunitySecurity Clearance RequirementsMust possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)CRITICAL NOTES:
- SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume. Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
- Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.
- This is a 100% U.S. based remote position.
U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.
This position is open. This job was posted on Mon Apr 15 2024 and expires on Fri Jun 14 2024.
Minimum $101K /yr
$112K /yr Average
Maximum $123K /yr
Tasks
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
- Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
- Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
- Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.
- Coordinate implementation of computer system plan with establishment personnel and outside vendors.
- Train users and promote security awareness to ensure system security and to improve server and network efficiency.
- Maintain permanent fleet cryptologic and carry-on direct support systems required in special land, sea surface and subsurface operations.
Skills
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Knowledge
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
