Cybersecurity Engineer Lead

Medium; Sumter (SC); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off accrued each pay period

Parental Leave

Dental and Vision Insurance

401k with competitive matching

Continuing education assistance

Legal Insurance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

A federal service provider is seeking a Virtualization Architect to design and implement virtualization environments that support critical operations. This role entails enhancing cybersecurity measures on DoD networks, offering strategic guidance, and ensuring compliance with RMF standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in cybersecurity and virtualization, possess DoD IAM Level III certification, and be able to work effectively within military protocols. The position is based at Shaw AFB, SC, and includes comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience with RMF/Risk Management Framework.
• Seven years’ experience with DoD cyber, supporting NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and CPN-X.
• DoD 8570.01 M compliance for IAM Level III.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize enterprise virtualization environments.
• Provide guidance on protecting and mitigating unauthorized activities.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity programs.

Job description

Location: Shaw AFB, SC
Required Clearance: Secret
Certifications: DoD 8570.01 M compliance for IAM Level III
Required Education: HS Diploma/GED
Required Experience: Minimum of three years of experience with RMF/ Risk Management Framework and seven years’ experience with DoD cyber working with NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and CPN-X (or other CENTCOM CX network environment) supporting DoD Cyber.

Position Description

PingWind is seeking a Virtualization Architect responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise virtualization environments that support critical business and mission operations. This role provides strategic and technical leadership for virtualization platforms, ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure across data centers, hybrid cloud environments, and enterprise networks.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to the AO and Information Assurance Program Manager (IAPM) in protecting, detecting, characterizing, countering, and mitigating unauthorized activity and vulnerabilities on DoD information networks and systems
• Assist in developing and implementing cybersecurity programs and shall provide recommendations for, and coordination of, administrative policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain a process to identify and track cybersecurity requirements, identify possible solutions, manage cybersecurity actions, and document decisions and certification efforts
• Validate cybersecurity compliance, review documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Advise and assist organizations in the preparation of RMF documentation, Connection Approval Process (CAP), and ATO requests for existing and proposed system or network changes.
• Coordinate Computer Network Defense (CND) policies and procedures across the SWA AOR.
• Provide oversight of PM and Programs of Record (POR) cybersecurity compliance; coordinate certification and accreditation efforts for PM or POR systems.

Required Qualifications

• Secret
• DoD 8570.01 M compliance for IAM Level III

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

About PingWind

PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Northern Virginia and Huntsville AL.

www.PingWind.com

Benefits

• Eleven Federal Holidays
• Paid Time Off accrued each pay period
• Parental Leave
• Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule
• Continuing education assistance
• Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance

Veterans are encouraged to apply

PingWind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law.