Remote Cybersecurity Engineer (TS/SCI) - Federal Focus

Linuxconfig; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Retirement plan eligibility

Travel opportunities

Job summary

GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

As a Forescout Engineer you’ll be responsible for developing relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain polygraph.
• 5+ years of systems administration experience on Windows or Linux.
• Experience designing IP networks and documenting topologies.
• Knowledge of multi-domain architectures including data center, WAN, LAN.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III certifications such as SecurityX, CCNP Security, CISSP, etc.
• DoD 8570 CSSP-IS certifications (CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+ or CND).
• Willingness to adopt emerging technologies, including AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with cross-functional teams and manage security controls.
• Contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments across networks, systems and apps.
• Leverage big data analytics and security events to identify threats.

Skills

Systems administration

IP network design

Multi-domain architectures

DoD 8570 IAT III

AI tools awareness

Education

Associate’s degree + 10+ yrs exp

Bachelor’s degree + 8+ yrs exp

Master’s degree + 6+ yrs exp

Tools

Forescout CounterACT

Splunk

Cybersecurity data tools

Job description

GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

As a Forescout Engineer you’ll be responsible for developing relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of