Mid-Level Cybersecurity Engineer

Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical and dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies is seeking a Mid-level Cybersecurity Engineer to support government customers in Laurel, MD, at Ft. Meade. The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, have at least five years of experience in a secure DoD environment and a Top Secret/SCI clearance. Responsibilities include designing secure systems, conducting risk assessments, and providing cybersecurity recommendations. Employees enjoy competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including a 401K plan, medical, dental, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment.
• Experience conducting risk assessments.
• Experience providing network cybersecurity recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Designs, tests, and implements secure operating systems and network products.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with customers.
• Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructure.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment

Conducting risk assessments

Experience with network access

Firewalls

Electronic data traffic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

DCWF 8140/8570 certification requirements

Job description

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) has a potential need for a Mid-level Cybersecurity Engineer to provide support for our government customer in Laurel, MD at Ft. Meade.

Position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Designs, tests and implements state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products.
• Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design.
• Handles a wide range of security issues including architecture, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.
• Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and information technology security research.
• Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for external customer enterprise‑wide cyber systems and networks.
• Responsible for analysis, evaluation, and recommendations designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the customer's security program.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with customers.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration/testing issues.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Required Degree / Education / Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or another related field.
• May be required to meet additional DCWF 8140/8570 certification requirements.

Required Skills and Experience

• Must have a minimum of five (5) years of cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment.
• Experience conducting risk assessments.
• Experience with network access, firewalls, architectures and electronic data traffic.
• Experience in providing network cybersecurity recommendations for upgrades, resolutions and implementation as needed.

Required Citizenship and Clearance

• United States Citizenship required. (Green Card not acceptable)
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and 11 paid holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and veterans. We are proud to state that we do not illegally discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected categories. If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation during the application process, please request accommodation. We E‑Verify all employees.