Cyber Defense Engineer (Mid) with DoD Secret Clearance

Cybersecurity Jobs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PTO and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Amentum is supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) through the IRES contract, working onsite at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO or at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

As a Mid Cybersecurity Engineer, you will help strengthen enterprise security through proactive and reactive cybersecurity operations, vulnerability scanning, defensive cyber operations analysis, and incident response support in alignment with DoD requirements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of general full-time work experience.
• 6+ months of directly related cyber or systems engineering experience.
• 1 year of managerial experience.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP).
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and reactive cybersecurity duties on customer networks to improve security posture.
• Review and process CTOs, track and report tasks and brief on IAVM compliance, device confiscations, research and investigations.
• Execute vulnerability scans and analyze results without impacting operations using ACAS/Nessus.
• Conduct network security threat and impact assessments and produce reports.
• Use DCO tools to analyze events, vulnerabilities, and STIGs to identify indicators of compromise.
• Analyze log data within ACAS and HBSS/ESS.
• Assess vulnerabilities against exploits and disseminate guidance to improve posture.
• Support development and updates to Tier III LCC procedures and documentation.
• Support host-based security using HBSS including anti-malware and data loss prevention.
• Assist incident response in accordance with DoD regulations.
• Generate vulnerability assessment reports and elevate items for review.
• Create, update, and manage queries and dashboards for HBSS, ACAS, and related tools.
• Support review and updates to CND procedures and manuals.

Skills

General work experience

Cybersecurity experience

Management experience

Security best practices

Education

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

DoD Secret Security Clearance

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

DCO

HBSS/ESS

HBSS

HBSS/ESS

Tenable ACAS

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Network Security Manager

Bluecoat

Barracuda

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amentum is supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) through the IRES contract, working onsite at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO or at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

As a Mid Cybersecurity Engineer, you will help strengthen enterprise security through proactive and reactive cybersecurity operations, vulnerability scanning, defensive cyber operations analysis, and incident response support in alignment with DoD requirements.