CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER 5 – VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT / ACAS ENGINEER

iP-Plus Consulting, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

iP-Plus Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer 5 to tackle a range of cybersecurity challenges within DoD environments.

The role emphasizes security-focused design, integration, and testing across information systems. The candidate should hold required DoD clearances and multiple cybersecurity certifications, with extensive IT experience and a background in vulnerability management and defense-infrastructure tasks.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of relevant IT experience.
• DOD Secret Clearance.
• IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive security clearance or Tier 3 (T3).
• 8140 Baseline Certification: Primary DCWF Work Role 521: Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support - Proficiency Level: Intermediate.
• Candidate must possess one of the following certifications: CEH, Cloud+, CySA+, PenTest+, SSCP, Security+, and GSEC.
• Note: higher or advanced GIAC or CISSP concentrations also satisfy the intermediate requirement.
• 8140 Baseline Certification for Primary DCWF Secondary DCWF Work Role 451: System Administrator - Proficiency Level: Intermediate.
• Candidate must possess one the following certifications: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cloud+; GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC).
• Computing Environment Certification: ACAS Administrator.
• Four (4) years of experience maintaining Vulnerability scanning solutions in a DOD environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine tasks applied to cybersecurity problems and analyze information security requirements.
• Provide security-engineering support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration and integration of information systems.
• Apply analytical and systematic approaches to resolve workflow, organization, and planning problems in cybersecurity contexts.

Skills

IT experience

Job description

Cybersecurity Engineer 5 performs a variety of routine project tasks applied to specialized cybersecurity problems. Tasks involve integration of electronic processes or methodologies to resolve total system problems, or technology problems as they relate to cybersecurity requirements. Analyzes information security requirements. Applies analytical and systematic approaches in the resolution of problems of workflow, organization, and planning. Provides security-engineering support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, integration of information systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of relevant IT experience
• DOD Secret Clearance
• Must possess IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive security clearance or Tier 3 (T3)
• 8140 Baseline Certification: Primary DCWF Work Role 521: Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support - Proficiency Level: Intermediate
• Candidate must possess one of the following certifications:
  • CEH, Cloud+, CySA+, PenTest+, SSCP, Security+, and GSEC
• Note: higher or advanced GIAC or CISSP concentrations also satisfy the intermediate requirement
• 8140 Baseline Certification for Primary DCWF Secondary DCWF Work Role 451: System Administrator - Proficiency Level: Intermediate
• Candidate must possess one the following certifications:
  • CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cloud+
  • GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• Computing Environment Certification: ACAS Administrator
• Four (4) years of experience maintaining Vulnerability scanning solutions in a DOD environment