Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer

Itsaerospace; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ITS, LLC. seeks a Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer to join our team in the Denver/Aurora, CO area. The role focuses on protecting, detecting, and responding to cyber threats with experience in defensive architectures and SIEM/IDS tooling.

Job requires a BS in a cyber-related field, 5+ years in cyber-defense, and Top Secret/SCI clearance. Salary is substantial, with professional security responsibilities and office-based work in Colorado.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a cyber-related discipline.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Role based in Colorado with security-focused responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Consults on IT and cyber defensive architecture and technologies.
• Assesses assigned Cyber domain to thoroughly understand the mission, architecture and threat.
• Advises on technical design and implementation of Defensive Cyber Operations capabilities.
• Research cyber defense technology options for best fit based on mission, architecture and threat.
• Design, implement, configure and/or tune Cyber Defense technology.
• Authors SOPs, checklists, implementation guides, architecture diagrams, crew binders, etc.
• Develop and tune cyber tools and technology like ELK, Kafka, Suricata, BRO, cuckoo, yara, etc.

Skills

Cyber defense

Threat analysis

IT architecture

Security tooling

Agile methodologies

Windows OS

Network infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cyber-related discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

AWS

Elastic Stack (ELK)

Kafka

Suricata

Bro

Cuckoo

YARA

Job description

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Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer

Full Time Technical Denver, CO

Salary Range: $130,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

Job Summary:

ITS, LLC. is seeking a Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Engineer to join our dynamic team in Aurora, CO

Key Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Consults on IT and cyber defensive architecture and technologies
• Assesses assigned Cyber domain to thoroughly understand the mission, architecture and threat
• Advises on technical design and implementation of Defensive Cyber Operations capability required to effectively protect, detect and respond to cyber threats and attack
• Research cyber defense technology options for best fit based on mission, architecture and threat
• Design, implement, configure and/or tune Cyber Defense technology
• Authors documentations to include SOPs, checklists, implementation guides, architecture diagrams, crew binders, etc.
• Adapt technologies to meet best fit for the mission architecture and threat. Technologies include SIEM, vulnerability assessment, discovery, infrastructure (firewall, IPS/IDS, proxy, network capture), host-based security, PCAP, penetration testing/external assessment tools, forensics, etc.
• Develop and tune cyber tools and technology like ELK, Kafka, Suricata, BRO, cuckoo, yara, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of technical experience in cyber-defense or cyber security related fields (e.g., engineering, networking, systems integration, solutions etc.)
• 5 years of professional technical experience (these years may be in conjunction with #2) Experience years must come from at least 2 of the following areas:
• Container or virtual environments (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, AWS)
• In-band and out-of-band test access points for network traffic collection and aggregation (e.g. Gigamon)
• Data-analysis toolsets (e.g. Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Splunk, etc.)
• Agile frameworks for software development
• Windows operating systems
• Network infrastructure
• Security applications (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response [SOAR], Security Information and Events Management [SIEM], Intrusion Detection Systems [IDS], etc.)

Required Certification:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a cyber-related discipline (e.g. network engineering, computer science, information systems, software engineer, programming, etc.)

Clearance Requirement:

• Top Secret/SCI

Salary Note:

• In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is based on education, experience, and responsibilities.

ITS, LLC. is an equal-opportunity employer to include veterans and individuals with disabilities.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Physical Requirements:

• The work is typically performed in an office environment, which requires normal safety precautions; work may require some physical effort in the handling of light materials, boxes, or equipment.