Cyber Security Engineer - Hybrid Work Opportunity

General Dynamics - IT; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology and professional services is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a hybrid work opportunity in Arlington, VA. The role involves designing secure systems, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards, and requires a Bachelor's degree along with an active Top Secret clearance. This position offers a competitive salary, reflecting the experience and skills of the candidate.

Qualifications

• 5 years related technical experience or equivalent.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification.

Responsibilities

• Designs and evaluates end-to-end systems.
• Ensures compliance with cybersecurity standards.
• Coordinates with stakeholders to achieve milestones.

Skills

System Design

Security Compliance

Documentation

Network Security Tools

Automation Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

SIEM

DLP

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer - Hybrid Work Opportunity

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

This is a hybrid-work opportunity with the selected candidate expected to report on-site at our Arlington, VA facility at least 2 days a week.Additional on-site support may be required based on customer direction.

How the Cyber Security Engineer will make an impact:

· Designs and evaluates end-to-end systems through their entire life cycle.

· Ensures products and systems comply with requirements and customer information assurance and cybersecurity standards and practices through formal verification methods with specific emphasis on network and cyber operations.

· Maintain coordination with customers and stakeholders to ensure realistic schedule milestones are achieved.

· Deliver all required documentation as directed and needed.

· Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify additional controls that are applicable to ensure positive security postures.

· Identify, track, and report security requirements throughout security process of all information systems which are assigned.

· Provide timely and detailed responses to all requested information requests.

What you'll need to succeed (Required):

· Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years related technical experience required.An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.

· Active Top Secret security clearance required.

· DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification required. In addition, a second computing environment certification is required. Examples include but are not limited to: CEH, GIAC certs, CySA+, CCNA-S, CISA, CISSP, etc)

· Previous experience in designing, developing, testing, and evaluating information system security throughout the systems development life cycle.

· Previous experience working in shared security infrastructures such as Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS).

· Deep understanding and knowledge of core network security tools such as IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Web Content Filters, SIEM, DLP, etc.

· Knowledge of DoD end point security technologies (HBSS, ACAS, Tanium).

· Experience developing customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

· Ability to support a hybrid-work schedule consisting of at least 2 days a week on-site.

What you'll need to succeed (Desired):

· Understanding and knowledge of DoD/NIST RMF documentation/frameworks and DoD STIG guides.

· Experience with scripting languages to build required automation and tools (using Ruby, Python, Bash, Powershell, Java, etc.).

· Experience with DevSecOps concepts, tools, and automation skills.

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $105,622 - $120,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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