Information System Security Engineer - AWS & Compliance

ECS; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Stafford, VA seeks an Information System Security Engineer to help secure cloud-based systems and agile software deployments for CODIS-related workloads in federal environments.

You will design, analyze, and test security controls, maintain security documentation, support audits, and provide AWS security expertise in a fast-paced team.

A top-secret/active clearance is preferred; Security+ or higher; strong Linux and scripting skills are beneficial.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in security architecture, vulnerability management, incident response, and network security.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Security+ certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months).
• System administration experience.
• Strong attention to detail and troubleshooting.
• AWS console administration experience.
• Experience with security settings implementation.

Responsibilities

• Work in the Security & Infrastructure team for cloud-based development in AWS.
• Responsible for the secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems and products.
• Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include system security plans, business impact analyses, continuity of operations plans, mitigations, authorized software lists, authorized hardware lists, and elevated user access lists and roles.
• Create and update security test plans for detecting and mitigating risks to information systems.
• Engineer and perform tests and test plans to satisfy audits. Evaluate, validate and implement solutions for mitigating information systems findings or risks.
• Apply methods, standards and approaches for ensuring the baseline security safeguards are appropriately implemented and documented.
• Advise on a range of security related activities such as establishing system boundaries, assessing the severity of system weaknesses and deficiencies, security alerts and potential adverse effects of vulnerabilities.
• AWS network and security support
• Occasional need for off-hours support for system upgrades, patches and maintenance activities

Skills

Active Secret clearance

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Network security tools

Security+ certification

System Administration

AWS console administration

Security settings implementation

Job description

Everforth ECS in Stafford, VA seeks an Information System Security Engineer to help secure cloud-based systems and agile software deployments for CODIS-related workloads in federal environments.

You will design, analyze, and test security controls, maintain security documentation, support audits, and provide AWS security expertise in a fast-paced team.

A top-secret/active clearance is preferred; Security+ or higher; strong Linux and scripting skills are beneficial.