Lead Cybersecurity Engineer - Protect, Analyze, Defend

Quivera Enterprises, LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, a Quivera Enterprises company, seeks a Lead/Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to oversee tasking, supervise staff, and contribute as a core contractor team member in Reston, VA. The role blends technical security expertise with program management, delivering analysis and engineering support across multiple projects.

Key responsibilities include managing a team, communicating risks to both technical and non-technical audiences, and ensuring compliance with security

Qualifications

• 7+ years of broad work experience including administration, engineering, and security.
• 5+ years of experience in network and system design, access control and implementation.
• 4+ years of Project Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee tasking and supervise staff assigned to this contract.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead security engineering efforts across multiple projects and CIRT operations.
• Assess and harden configurations for operating systems, applications, and services.
• Utilize tools for vulnerability assessments, intrusion detection, and threat hunting.

Skills

Team leadership & supervision

Effective communication

Technical analysis

CISSP or equivalent

Education

7+ years broad IT/security experience

5+ years network/system design

4+ years project management

Tools

VMware ESXi/VSphere/VCenter

Nessus

Splunk

Snort/Bro

Job description

Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, a Quivera Enterprises company, seeks a Lead/Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to oversee tasking, supervise staff, and contribute as a core contractor team member in Reston, VA. The role blends technical security expertise with program management, delivering analysis and engineering support across multiple projects.

Key responsibilities include managing a team, communicating risks to both technical and non-technical audiences, and ensuring compliance with security