Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer - Infinity Technology Services

OpenTalent; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ITS, LLC. in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Engineer to join a dynamic team. You will consult on cyber defense architectures, assess mission-specific threats, and design and tune defensive tools to protect, detect, and respond to cyber threats.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber-defense, IAT Level II, and TS/SCI clearance, with hands-on experience in SIEM, ELK, Suricata, and container ecosystems. Expect a demanding, mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a cyber-related discipline (e.g. network engineering, computer science, information systems).
• IAT Level II certification is required.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
• 5+ years in cyber-defense or related fields.(engineering, networking, systems integration)
• Experience in container/virtual environments (Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, AWS) and data-analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Consult on IT and cyber defensive architecture and technologies.
• Assess cyber domain to understand mission, architecture, and threat.
• Advise on design/implementation of Defensive Cyber Operations capabilities.
• Research cyber defense options for best fit to mission.
• Design, implement, configure, and tune cyber defense technologies.
• Create documentation: SOPs, checklists, guides, diagrams, crew binders.
• Develop cyber tools and technologies (ELK, Kafka, Suricata, BRO, yara).

Skills

Cyber defense

Docker/Kubernetes

SIEM

Elastic/Logstash/Kibana

Windows/Linux

Network infrastructure

SOAR/SIEM/IDS

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cyber-related discipline

Tools

ELK

Kafka

Suricata

BRO

cuckoo

yara

VMware/AWS

Job description

Job Summary:

ITS, LLC. is seeking a Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Engineer to join our dynamic team in Colorado Springs, 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 storage solutions (e.g. NFS storage, distributed storage, Ceph Ruck storage, etc.)
• Data-analysis toolsets (e.g. Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Splunk, etc.)
• Agile frameworks for software development
• Linux operating systems (Red Hat, Kali, etc.)
• 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:

• IAT Level II 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.