Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Tau-Six; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tau Six, LLC, based in Chantilly, VA, is hiring a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to defend national security information systems. This role requires active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and a proven background in security engineering for complex IT environments.

You will define security architectures, implement protections, and oversee measures across networks and systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, mission-critical setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years related experience.
• Proven work experience as a system security engineer.
• Experience building and maintaining security systems.
• Strong knowledge of network and OS security principles.
• Hands-on security tools experience (firewalls, IDS/IPS, AV, logs).

Responsibilities

• Define, plan, design, and evaluate information security systems and architecture.
• Perform requirements analysis, design, and integration for complex security integrations and collaboration infrastructures.
• Engineer, implement and oversee security measures for the protection of computer systems, networks and information.
• Identify and define system security requirements.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate threats to hosted information systems. Use cybersecurity tools to identify, analyze, and report events.
• Design computer security architecture and develop detailed cyber security designs.
• Participate in the change management process, and assess security impact of proposed changes.
• Identify deficiencies (POA&M) and provide recommendations for solutions.
• Create and maintain existing information system security documentation, including SSP, SCTM, Security Configuration Guide.
• Write implementation and design documents describing how security features are implemented.
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.

Skills

Security Engineering

IT Systems Engineering

Threat Analysis

Network Security

Incident Response

Log Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

SIEM

Authentication Systems

Content Filtering

Job description

Join Tau Six, an agile small company that delivers cutting edge cybersecurity and system integration services to the US National Security market. We have an immediate need for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer and are seeking a motivated self-starter with experience in secure information systems to join a team of professionals and help defend national security systems.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Active Top Secret US Government clearance with SCI eligibility

Responsibilities:

• Define, plan, design, and evaluate information security systems and architecture
• Perform requirements analysis, design, and integration for complex security integrations and collaboration infrastructures
• Engineer, implement and oversee security measures for the protection of computer systems, networks and information
• Identify and define system security requirements
• Identifies, analyzes, and mitigates threats to hosted information systems. Uses cybersecurity tools, defensive measures, and information collected from a variety of sources to identify, analyze, and report events that occur or might occur within the enterprise network in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats.
• Design computer security architecture and develop detailed cyber security designs
• Participate in the change management process, and assesses security impact of proposed changes
• Identify deficiencies (POA&M) and provide recommendations for solutions
• Create and maintains existing information system security documentation, including SSP, SCTM, Security Configuration Guide
• Write implementation and design documents describing how security features are implemented
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years related experience required
• Requires technical knowledge in security engineering and IT systems engineering
• Proven work experience as a system security engineer or information security engineer
• Experience in building and maintaining security systems
• Detailed technical knowledge of network and operating system security
• Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc
• Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools
• Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and tools
• Problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure

Security Requirements

• US Citizenship required and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility