Mid Cybersecurity Engineer

Cybersecurity Jobs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PTO and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Amentum is supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) through the IRES contract, working onsite at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO or at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

As a Mid Cybersecurity Engineer, you will help strengthen enterprise security through proactive and reactive cybersecurity operations, vulnerability scanning, defensive cyber operations analysis, and incident response support in alignment with DoD requirements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of general full-time work experience.
• 6+ months of directly related cyber or systems engineering experience.
• 1 year of managerial experience.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP).
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and reactive cybersecurity duties on customer networks to improve security posture.
• Review and process CTOs, track and report tasks and brief on IAVM compliance, device confiscations, research and investigations.
• Execute vulnerability scans and analyze results without impacting operations using ACAS/Nessus.
• Conduct network security threat and impact assessments and produce reports.
• Use DCO tools to analyze events, vulnerabilities, and STIGs to identify indicators of compromise.
• Analyze log data within ACAS and HBSS/ESS.
• Assess vulnerabilities against exploits and disseminate guidance to improve posture.
• Support development and updates to Tier III LCC procedures and documentation.
• Support host-based security using HBSS including anti-malware and data loss prevention.
• Assist incident response in accordance with DoD regulations.
• Generate vulnerability assessment reports and elevate items for review.
• Create, update, and manage queries and dashboards for HBSS, ACAS, and related tools.
• Support review and updates to CND procedures and manuals.

Skills

General work experience

Cybersecurity experience

Management experience

Security best practices

Education

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

DoD Secret Security Clearance

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

DCO

HBSS/ESS

HBSS

HBSS/ESS

Tenable ACAS

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Network Security Manager

Bluecoat

Barracuda

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amentum is supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) through the IRES contract, working onsite at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO or at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. As a Mid Cybersecurity Engineer, you will help strengthen enterprise security through proactive and reactive cybersecurity operations, vulnerability scanning, defensive cyber operations analysis, and incident response support in alignment with DoD requirements.

This role requires a DoW Secret clearance and a DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification. The position includes day shift work, limited travel, and support for periodic on-call needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and reactive cybersecurity duties on customer networks to improve the enterprise-wide security posture.
• Review and process Cyber Task Orders (CTOs), tracking and reporting tasks and briefing on items including IAVM compliance, device confiscations, research and investigations, website blocks, and related compliance or project work.
• Execute vulnerability scans and analyze results without affecting network operations using Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS/Nessus).
• Conduct network security threat and impact assessments and produce assessment reports.
• Use Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) tools to analyze and correlate events, vulnerabilities, and STIGs from network security devices and mission-critical infrastructure (including firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and workstations) to identify indicators of compromise, attack vectors, and known attack patterns.
• Analyze and interpret log data within tools such as ACAS and HBSS/ESS.
• Analyze vulnerabilities against known exploits and disseminate guidance to improve the network defensive posture.
• Support development, establishment, review, and updates to Tier III LCC procedures, processes, manuals, and other documentation.
• Support host-based security across the enterprise using DoD Host based Security System (HBSS), including antimalware, host-based intrusion protection, data loss prevention, and rogue system detection.
• Assist with incident response across the enterprise in accordance with DoD regulations and instructions.
• Generate vulnerability assessment reports for customers and elevate items for further review.
• Create, update, and manage queries and dashboards for HBSS, ACAS, and related security tools.
• Support review and updates to CND procedures, processes, manuals, and other documentation.

Requirements

• 2+ years of general (full-time) work experience.
• 6+ months of directly related cyber or systems engineering experience.
• 1 year of managerial experience.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (examples include Security+, CISSP).
• Must have or obtain an active DoW Secret Security Clearance.

Technologies

• Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
• Nessus
• Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)
• DoD Host based Security System (HBSS) and HBSS/ESS
• Tenable ACAS
• McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
• Firewalls
• Intrusion Detection Systems / Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Network Security Manager
• Bluecoat
• Barracuda

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance