ACAS Engineer

Conviso Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

401K

PTO

Job summary

Conviso Inc is seeking an ACAS Engineer for a 100% REMOTE position with benefits, 401K and PTO accrual. You will design, engineer, implement, optimize and manage Tenable/Nessus/ACAS solutions in unclassified and classified DoD environments.

The role requires DoD 8570 IAT II (Security+) certification, strong Linux admin skills, and the ability to coordinate across security engineers, admins and leaders to deliver timely scan results and remediation.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux system administration and troubleshooting is required.
• Strong networking knowledge and ability to identify ports, protocols, and connectivity dependencies.
• Experience coordinating with system administrators, security engineers, and leaders.
• Experience engineering ACAS/Tenable solutions for DoD environments preferred.
• Develop and maintain scan policies, zones, dashboards; interpret findings and recommend remediation.

Responsibilities

• Administer Tenable applications hosted on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Coordinate with system admins, security engineers, and leaders to sustain and expand capabilities.
• Manage a small team of ACAS support engineers and train junior staff.
• Deliver accurate scan results to customers on time.
• Develop scan policies, zones, dashboards; interpret findings and support risk management.

Skills

Linux admin

Networking concepts

Stakeholder communication

Education

DoD 8570 IAT II (Security+)

Tools

Tenable Nessus

ACAS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Job description

Conviso Inc is hiring ACAS Engineer role, this is a 100% REMOTE set-up position & comes with benefits, 401K & some accrued PTO. The ideal candidate will design, engineer, implement, optimize, and manage Tenable/Nessus/ACAS solutions in unclassified and classified DoD environments.

Remote Role

Certification Requirements

DoD 8570 IAT II (i.e. Security+)

• The engineer will administer Tenable applications hosted on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills are required. The role also requires working knowledge of networking concepts, including the ability to identify and clearly communicate required ports, protocols, and connectivity dependencies.
• The lead will coordinate with system administrators, security engineers, and organizational leaders to sustain existing capabilities and engineer new ACAS/Tenable solutions as coverage scope, mission needs, or technical requirements change.
• Responsibilities include managing a small team of ACAS support engineers, training junior staff, and delivering accurate scan results to customers on time.
• Experience with complex DoD security architectures is strongly preferred.
• Develop and maintain scan policies, zones, and dashboards; interpret findings and recommend remediation; support risk management processes and packages; configure systems to meet applicable federal requirements, including STIGs, FISMA, and FIPS; create and maintain SOPs; respond to incidents and support maintenance; produce technical, functional, and team-lead reports; train staff; and manage the ACAS support team.