Cyber Security Engineer, Principal Specialist; Onsite

Position

Cyber Operations Group – Information Technology

US-MD-FULTON-8170 ~ 8170 Maple Lawn Blvd ~ MAPLE LAWN, Ste 190, 200 & 300

United States of America

Onsite

DoD Clearance:
Secret – Active and existing required after day 1

Solipsys, a subsidiary of Collins Aerospace (Raytheon Technologies) – industry leader in C4I Network Centric Defense Systems. Our Digital Technology Team is expanding.

• Vulnerability, Exposure, and Risk Management of systems and technologies, as well as assessment of compliance posture to various security controls.
• Documenting and reporting of overall cyber‑posture of the organization, including vulnerability status and remediation, and staying up to date or performing research related to the latest in attack techniques and/or defensive tactics.
• Documenting of system security posture and tracking of projects or plans to achieve compliance via Remediation plan documents, Plan of Action & Milestone (POA&M) documents, System Security Plan (SSP) documents, and more.
• Assisting in implementation and integration of COTS security solutions and infrastructure deployments that enhance and address cybersecurity efforts of the organization, in addition to management and compliance of existing security technologies deployed throughout the enterprise.
• Assisting in continuous monitoring and incident investigations as an escalation path from system administrators or cyber analysts.
• Collaborating with team members to apply a combination of knowledge in enterprise IT and security solutions to integrate, develop, and implement solutions to ensure they are consistent with enterprise architecture security policies.
• Supporting the development and design of future security technology deployments.
• System hardening and auditing against industry baselines such as CIS, DISA STIGs, NIST, etc.
• Staying up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
• Assisting in lab installation and configuration.

• Typically requires:
  Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in either Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, STEM, or Business. Other degrees may be considered.
• CISSP Certification or eligible to achieve certification.
• 5 years of progressive technology experience in deployment, administration, and configuration of security tools or an advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for 2 additional years of experience.
• Understanding of security compliance through NIST 800‑171, including implementation, adherence, and auditing/assessment via NIST 800‑171a against control families.
• Technical understanding of OSI model, TCP/IP, and basic system administration.
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools (e.g. Splunk, QRadar, Log Rhythm).
• Experience with Vulnerability Scanning technologies (e.g. Tenable Nessus, Rapid
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• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Highly motivated with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. for racking equipment.
• Ability to communicate well in oral and written form.
• Experience performing incident response including system and network forensics.
• Proficiency in scripting via bash, python and/or Powershell.
• CMMC Certifications such as CCP and/or CCA.
• Cybersecurity industry certifications such as GIAC, CISA, CASP, CEH, etc.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and…