Cybersecurity Lead: Innovation & Automation Engineer

Credence; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Credence in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer - Innovation & Automation to serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity tooling and emerging technologies. You will drive improvements to security operations, automation, and engineering integration to strengthen the organization's security posture.

You will research threats, perform risk assessments, produce engineering analyses, and mentor other engineers while collaborating with government leadership on engineering

Qualifications

• DOD Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT or related field.
• DOD 8570.01 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III Certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity tools, engineering initiatives, and emerging technologies
• Evaluate, recommend, implement, and integrate cybersecurity tools to improve operational effectiveness
• Research emerging cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and defensive technologies
• Conduct technical threat assessments, vulnerability analyses, and cybersecurity risk assessments
• Produce technical white papers, engineering analyses, risk assessments, and recommendations that support informed cybersecurity decision-making
• Develop engineering recommendations that improve the organization's overall security posture
• Mentor and train Cybersecurity Engineers and other technical staff on cybersecurity tools, engineering methodologies, and emerging technologies
• Support OT cybersecurity initiatives and collaborate on OT-related efforts
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for cybersecurity tool implementation and integration
• Promote continuous improvement of the team's technical cybersecurity maturity through research, innovation, and knowledge sharing
• Identify opportunities to automate cybersecurity processes and improve operational efficiency through engineering solutions
• Develop and maintain enterprise cybersecurity reporting solutions (Power BI, Splunk dashboards, and Sentinel workbooks) and executive reporting capabilities

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Threat research

Automation security

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT or related field

Tools

Power BI

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Credence in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer - Innovation & Automation to serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity tooling and emerging technologies. You will drive improvements to security operations, automation, and engineering integration to strengthen the organization's security posture.

You will research threats, perform risk assessments, produce engineering analyses, and mentor other engineers while collaborating with government leadership on engineering