Cybersecurity Engineer [JOB ID 20260817]

Phoenix Cyber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Cyber is seeking Cybersecurity Engineers to join our client delivery team in Washington, DC. You will provide security expertise across projects, developing and deploying solutions to protect clients from threats.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, and cloud platforms, with relevant certifications and a active security clearance.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM or 5+ years in security operations
• Experience in security operations and incident response
• Certifications such as CySA, CEH, or equivalents
• Security clearance required

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and real-life experience in creating innovative solutions within the cybersecurity space
• Candidate will develop, support, tune and deploy security solutions
• Creates WAF rules to mitigate threats and implement security best practices
• Develop and enhance SIEM content for Cybersecurity teams, including correlations, enrichments, dashboards, reports, and alerts that appropriately illustrate and characterize web application attacks and mitigation mechanisms
• Develop and implement automations in response to security incidents
• Ability to navigate and adapt to a fast-paced ever-changing environment with a team of like-minded, cross-functional individuals

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Cybersecurity

IT certifications

Education

STEM degree

Tools

SOAR

SIEM

IDS/IPS

DLP

WAF

Endpoint security

Job description

Phoenix Cyberis looking for CybersecurityEngineers to join our client delivery team.

Requirements:

• Degree in a STEM related discipline and/or a minimum 5 years of experience
• Prior experience or support of Security Operations and Incident Response
• Excellent understanding of Cyber Security Operations and Incident Response processes
• IT certifications such as CySA, CEH, etc
• Security clearance required

Nice to have:

• Demonstrated proficiency in cyber security platforms: SOAR, SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, WAF, Endpoint Security
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Google, or Azure)

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and real-life experience in creating innovative solutions within the cybersecurity space
• Candidate will develop, support, tune and deploy security solutions
• Creates WAF rules to mitigate threats and implement security best practices
• Develop and enhance SIEM content for Cybersecurity teams, including correlations, enrichments, dashboards, reports, and alerts that appropriately illustrate and characterize web application attacks and mitigation mechanisms
• Develop and implement automations in response to security incidents
• Ability to navigate and adapt to a fast-paced ever-changing environment with a team of like-minded, cross-functional individuals

Phoenix Cyber is a national provider of cybersecurity engineering services, operations services, sustainment services and managed security services to organizations determined to strengthen their security posture and enhance the processes and technology used by their security operations team.

Phoenix Cyberis an equal opportunity employer and complies with Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), all amendments to these regulations, and applicable executive orders, federal, and state regulations. Applicants are considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and/or veteran status.

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