Senior Endpoint Scanning Specialist – Cybersecurity Lead

Athena Technology Group

Montgomery (AL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Short/Long-term disability & Life Ins.

401(k) plan with company match

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Athena Technology Group is seeking a SME Endpoint Scanning Specialist to provide Cybersecurity management support for the DISA Cybersecurity Division. You will support compliance monitoring/reporting, response and mitigation, automation, configuration, change management, and account management across secure environments.

This role requires collaboration across a dispersed team and the ability to drive high-level program initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher
7+ years of professional experience with endpoint tools and cybersecurity
5+ years experience with Microsoft products
Current 8570/8140 Certificate with Network Environment focus and ESS certifications
Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills
Must be a US citizen
Experience working with teams in multiple locations across the United States
Experience working with IT teams in various capacities

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain DISA approved security scanners to plan, create, manage, and retire schedule for ad hoc scans and scan groups for new and existing workloads across isolated environments, NIPRNet and SIPRNet IAW all active DoD and DISA policies and procedures.
Maintain and ensure scans, accounts, and configurations are set IAW best practice guides and DISA privileged access policies and procedures.
Communicate, resolve, revalidate, and prevent scan failures with all stakeholders IAW DISA policies and procedures.
Test, evaluate, and deploy endpoint scanning tools and configurations to DISA and other applicable endpoints.
Analyze mission requirements and organizational feedback to create, configure, maintain, and improve scan reports.
Monitor, identify, and facilitate the resolution of performance impacting issues.
Create and/or review security scan reports with stakeholders.
Participate in audits and provide documentation.
Lead team members while ensuring accurate delivery of requirements including deliverables like monthly status reports and weekly status reports.