Data Security Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Take2 Consulting, LLC; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Take2 Consulting, LLC is seeking a senior data security engineer to architect, deploy, and operate security solutions across various DoD/DoW clients in the Indo-Pacific region. You will monitor threats, respond to incidents, and help advance a Zero Trust posture.

You will mentor engineers and develop standard operating procedures, with a focus on data protection, EDR, and threat analytics. This is a senior, on-site role at a government-facing program.

Qualifications

• Must have experience designing, deploying, and configuring data security solutions.
• Experience with Elastic for visibility and analytics.
• Experience with DLP tools such as Forcepoint, Trellix, or Symantec.
• Experience with cyber event analytics and workflow.
• Experience documenting and diagramming workflow processes.
• HS diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and operate security solutions across DoD/DoW clients.
• Monitor, detect, and respond to cyber threats to protect data and systems.
• Create SOPs and configurations for Zero Trust security posture.
• Coordinate with multi-discipline Zero Trust engineering teams.
• Mentor junior cybersecurity engineers to grow capabilities.

Skills

Data security design

Elastic visibility analytics

DLP tools such as Forcepoint Trellix/

Cyber event analytics

Workflow documentation

Zero Trust concepts

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Elastic

Forcepoint

Trellix

Symantec

Kafka

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

As a senior data security engineer on our team,?you’ll be integral to architecting, deploying, and operating security solutions across various DoW clients in the Indo-Pacific. You’ll use your extensive knowledge of data security tools and endpoint detection and response (EDR) to monitor, detect, and respond to potentially malicious cyber behavior that could compromise data, systems, or the mission. You’ll create standard operating procedures and configurations for optimal Zero Trust security posture. You’ll coordinate with multi-discipline Zero Trust engineering team to recommend enhanced design and operations. You’ll also mentor the next set of advanced cybersecurity engineers to help them grow into our nation’s front line of defense.

You Have:

• Experience designing, deploying, and configuring data security solutions
• Experience with Elastic for visibility and analytics
• Experience with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools such as Forcepoint, Trellix, or Symantec
• Experience with cyber event analytics and workflow
• Experience documenting and diagraming workflow processes
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and configuring data security solutions
• Experience working in federal, DoD, or IC agency environments
• Experience managing and maintaining containerization solutions
• Knowledge of Virtru Data Security Platform (DSP) and Kafka
• Knowledge of Trusted Data Format (TDF) and Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)
• Knowledge of Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel
• Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, and frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems
• Bachelor's degree in an IT, Cybersecurity, or Engineering field
• CISSP, GSE, CASP+ or similar Advanced Security Certifications