AWS Cloud Systems Security Engineer (AE26091225)

ADVANTAGE ENGINEERING & IT SOLUTIONS, INC; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer contribution

Five weeks annual leave

Holidays (11)

Education/training allowance up to $5,

Life Insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

CareFirst medical plan contribution

Performance bonuses

Job summary

ADVANTAGE ENGINEERING & IT SOLUTIONS, INC seeks a Senior AWS Cloud Systems Security Engineer to design and secure NSANet AWS infrastructure at on-site Annapolis Junction, MD.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and hands-on experience with EDR/XDR/NDR, kernel integrity monitoring, and vulnerability management. You will lead SOC operations, develop detection signatures, and create dashboards and data pipelines for security sensors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 20 years experience in cloud operations and security; OR HS with 25 years of experience.
• Five (5) most recent years cloud experience must be with AWS in the national security (IC) environment.
• Active Top Secret SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate and manage security sensor platforms: EDR, XDR, NDR.
• Implement and manage kernel integrity monitoring software onto all endpoints.
• Write detection endpoint and network signatures.
• Operate as the lead Security Operations Center analyst to monitor for threats to the system.
• Monitor for threats.
• Develop reports on any identified threats.
• Develop visibility dashboards and custom data ingest pipelines in the SIEM for each security sensor platform.
• Develop custom pipelines for data from the security sensor platform.
• Develop microsegmentation rules within VMware NSX-T for secure communications across the enterprise.
• Implement security validation platforms to test all Security Sensors.
• Administer endpoints running Red Hat and Ubuntu images.

Skills

Security sensors

Kernel integrity

Threat detection

SOC leadership

Threat monitoring

Threat reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School diploma

Tools

Tenable Security Center

VMware NSX-T

Red Hat

Ubuntu

Job description

AEITS, a GTSC company, seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Systems Security Engineer.

Location:

Annapolis Junction, MD

All work is on-site. This is not a hybrid or remote position.

Mission

Management, sustainment and security of NSANet AWS infrastructure.

Clearance

Active Top Secret SCI with appropriate polygraph.

Certifications

None required.

Cloud Systems Security Engineer Responsible For

• Design, implement, integrate and manage multiple security sensor platforms: EDR, XDR, NDR.
• Implement and manage kernel integrity monitoring software onto all endpoints.
• Write detection endpoint and network signatures.
• Operate as the lead Security Operations Center analyst to monitor for threats to the system.
• Monitor for threats.
• Develop reports on any identified threats.

Implement security validation platforms to test all Security Sensors. Administer endpoints running Red Hat and Ubuntu images. Develop visibility dashboards and custom data ingest pipelines in the SIEM for each of the security sensor platforms. Develop custom pipelines for data from the security sensor platform. Develop microsegmentation rules within VMWare NSX-T for secure communications across the enterprise.

Vulnerability Manager responsible for

• Implement Tenable Security Center into the enterprise.
• Develop Scan profiles.
• Develop Scan Rules.
• Schedule Scans of the entire enterprise.
• Monitor scans for erroneous data and adjust them accordingly.

Monitor scan results for findings and report them to the infrastructure team for remediation. Maintain levels of communication with both the infrastructure team and the ISSOs for maintenance of ATO.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree with 20 years experience in cloud operations and security; OR,
• HS with 25 years of experience.
• Five (5) most recent years cloud experience must be with AWS in the national security (IC) environment.

BENEFITS - Full-time Employees

• 401K with employer contribution. Fully vested at 1 year anniversary.
• Five (5) weeks comprehensive annual leave (25 workdays).
• Additional leave can be earned in lieu of overtime.
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays.
• Up to $5,000 annually for individually tailored education / training program.
• All education plans must be pre-approved by Advantage Engineering management.
• Life Insurance at 1x annual salary with employee option to purchase additional coverage for self and dependents.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• We contribute a generous portion towards the cost of monthly medical plans for any of the three medical, 1 dental and 1 vision plan provided by CareFirst.
• All employees are eligible to earn generous incentives and performance bonuses.

AEITS, a GTSC company, is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical, mental or sensory disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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