ForeScout Engineer - Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

ENS Solutions, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) contribution from day 1

PTO + 11 paid federal holidays

Long & short term disability insurance

Tuition and certification assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

A cybersecurity solutions provider in Washington, DC is looking for an experienced cybersecurity engineer. The role involves implementing and operating advanced security solutions for governmental and commercial clients. Applicants should have over 5 years of systems administration experience, strong knowledge of network engineering, and active TS/SCI clearance. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including 100% paid medical coverage and a 401(k) plan from day one.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems administration experience for Windows or Linux.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE required.

Responsibilities

• Implement and operate next generation security solutions.
• Manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls.
• Contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments.

Skills

Security Cyber Defense

System Administration

Network Engineering

Active Directory

Risk Assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Forescout CounterACT

Splunk

Job description

On our expert team, you’ll perform work focused on implementing and operating next generation security solutions for government and commercial clients. You’ll perform hands‑on evaluation, implementation, and operation of leading security cyber defense tools and technologies, and apply in‑depth defense strategies to large and complex networks to rapidly identify vulnerabilities and threats, prioritize response actions, and develop effective countermeasures. You’ll apply thought leadership in a highly collaborative and innovative work environment to solve complex security challenges. You will lead a team as they engineer solutions to complex challenges for customers using knowledge network engineering, Active Directory, and system administration.

In this role, you'll closely impact mission success, protecting data and networks from malicious payloads and actors. With mentoring, challenging hands‑on problem‑solving, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers. Work with us as we secure and protect our nation's most sensitive capabilities.

What You’ll Work On:

• Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management.
• Manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises.
• Contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas, and leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.

• Experience with the deployment or daily maintenance of Forescout CounterACT appliances
• 5+ years of experience performing systems administration for Windows or Linux, including performing basic troubleshooting and installation or configuration, monitoring system performance or availability, and performing security upgrades
• Experience architecting and designing IP networks, including developing and documenting network topologies
• Experience with network engineering, including physical or logical such as installation and activation of ports, configuration of switches, and LANS, VLANS, and network FW, or appliances or network administration services such as Active Directory, Guests LANS, and domain management
• Knowledge of multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized architectures
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Associate’s degree and 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 6+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE, CCNA‑Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND Certification
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification such as CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification, within 30 days of start date

Nice If You Have:

• Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems
• Ability to install and deploy Forescout in a customer environment
• Ability to integrate cybersecurity data using enterprise or custom tools data aggregation and analysis tools, including Splunk
• Ability to provide support in a Tier II IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue responses, and remediation
• Ability to be a self‑starter, work without considerable direction, and work with a team
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including for coordinating efforts and establishing customer relations

Why ENS?

• Free Platinum‑Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS
• 401(k) Contribution from Day 1
• PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Long & Short Term Disability Insurance
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance
• Workers’ Compensation
• Relocation Assistance