Onsite Cyber Defense Countermeasures Engineer

The Newberry Group; Chambersburg (Franklin County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement savings accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

The Newberry Group is seeking a Countermeasures Engineer to support the DISA DECO Task Order 22 Network Assurance program. The role involves refining and maintaining defenses for CDES infrastructure and delivering threat detection and mitigation analytics in line with government standards.

This onsite position in Chambersburg, PA requires an active DoD Secret clearance, IAT Level 2 (Security+ CE) at start, and up to 10% travel. Telework is not permitted.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance or higher.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 4+ yrs of professional experience; additional or equivalent experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Knowledge of Cyber Network Defense (CND) with regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Must be able to work independently in a high visibility, frequently changing environment.
• Understanding of enclave-level networking and sensor technologies.
• Understanding of Endpoint Detect and Response (EDR) technologies.
• Must have an active DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE) at your start date.
• Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish baseline security relevant data in accordance with NSA National Cross Domain Services Management Office (NCDSMO) Raise the Bar (RTB) standards.
• Maintain integrity and efficacy of customer configurations; establish baseline customer configuration aspart of onboarding; work with the customer to track changes to the infrastructure.
• Work with the various primary monitoring centers to validate access to data and CDES index/indices with a SIEM.
• Collaborate with other teams to apply threat intelligence to the development of analytics and countermeasures; develop analytics and countermeasures.
• Track and make recommendations for RTB compliance by DISA and mission partners.
• Keep abreast of the RTB standards; work with the DISA CDES office and NCDSMO to understand changes to the standards; determine changes needed by DISA CSSP to assist with compliance.
• Work with peer teams to establish data health/monitoring dashboards.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Active DoD Secret clearance

IAT Level 2 (Security+ CE)

Python & PowerShell scripting

Experience with DISA/DoD Networks

Strong written & verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

SharePoint

Azure Defender

Microsoft Defender Suite

EDR technologies

SIEM

Job description

The Newberry Group is seeking a Countermeasures Engineer to support the DISA DECO Task Order 22 Network Assurance program. The role involves refining and maintaining defenses for CDES infrastructure and delivering threat detection and mitigation analytics in line with government standards.

This onsite position in Chambersburg, PA requires an active DoD Secret clearance, IAT Level 2 (Security+ CE) at start, and up to 10% travel. Telework is not permitted.