Security Engineer & Penetration Tester (TS/SCI)

Synergy ECP; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP seeks a highly specialized information security professional with top-tier clearance to support intelligence and defense programs. The candidate will apply risk assessment, threat modeling, and secure architecture practices across enterprise environments.

Required are 3+ years in the IC/Signals Intelligence domain, 8+ years in IA/security integration, and at least one security certification (Security+, CISSP, or CISM).

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of direct experience with an intelligence community or signals intelligence activity.
• Eight (8) years experience integrating information assurance disciplines into the system design, development, integration, and implementation.
• Two (2) years experience with Defense in Depth principles and technology including access/control, authorization, identification and authentication, public key infrastructure, network, and enterprise security architecture.
• Four (4) years experience developing security plans for employing enterprise-wide security architecture.
• Four (4) years experience assessing and auditing network penetration testing antivirus planning assistance, risk analysis and incident response.
• Four (4) years experience applying security risk assessment methodology to system development, including threat model development, vulnerability assessments, and resulting security risk analysis.
• Three (3) years experience enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relationships among external agency systems and architectures.

Skills

IA/InfoSec experience

Vulnerability assessment

Penetration testing

Security architecture

Cross-domain solutions

Security certifications

Open-source/Linux

Nessus/Security Center

Education

InfoSec certification (Security+, CISSP, or CISM)

Tools

NESSUS

Security Center

Job description

Synergy ECP seeks a highly specialized information security professional with top-tier clearance to support intelligence and defense programs. The candidate will apply risk assessment, threat modeling, and secure architecture practices across enterprise environments.

Required are 3+ years in the IC/Signals Intelligence domain, 8+ years in IA/security integration, and at least one security certification (Security+, CISSP, or CISM).