Senior Network Engineer

Socket.dev; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking a high-caliber cybersecurity specialist in Colorado Springs to contribute to risk analysis, certification, and interoperability across secure networks. You will plan, assess, and implement security controls, coordinate with HQ USSPACECOM, and develop technical requirements for multi-level classifications.

The role requires a 6+ year track record, TS/SCI clearance, and CompTIA Sec+ plus a recognized security credential.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science from an ABET accredited or CAE designated institution fulfills the educational requirement.
• Minimum of six (6) years of technical experience performing the duties described.
• Meets the KSATs defined in the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework for Work Role 651 (NIST: SP-ARC-001).
• Experience maintaining security, backup, and redundancy strategies per standards.
• Experience with operating systems such as Solaris, Linux, Windows OS and servers, VMware.
• Experience with configuration, installation, vulnerability identification and security fortification of fiber and ethernet networks.
• Experience developing CSIRs, PMI reports, architecture drawings, interface drawings, connectivity drawings.
• Experience interacting with customers to develop and review requirements and interoperability.
• Experience developing and reviewing CR/TS.
• Experience PMI and repair schedules.
• Required: CompTIA Sec+ and one of: FITSP-D, GDSA, CASP+, CCSP, Cloud+, CSSLP, or GIAC GSEC.
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI Required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities.
• Provide engineering and implementation solutions, assisting with HQ USSPACECOM communications.
• Support developing technical requirements for multi-level classification networks.
• Interact with customers to develop and review communication system requirements.
• Perform risk assessments, cybersecurity engineering, and recommend solutions.
• Meet with customers regularly to educate on communication systems and procurement.
• Participate in planning forums, briefings, and meetings for internal and external updates.
• Perform systems architecture, design, planning, and integration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science

Tools

VMware

Windows Server

Solaris

Linux

MacOS

Job description

What you will be doing:

• Contribute to planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities for system and networking operations.
• Provide engineering and implementation solutions, assisting with HQ USSPACECOM communications and computer requirement documents.
• Support examining mission requirements and assist in developing technical requirements for multi-level classification networks and releasable classification levels.
• Interact with customers/users to develop and review communication system requirements.
  Compare potential needs with existing infrastructure, identify shortfalls/excesses, integrate communication systems for interoperability.
• Perform risk assessments, cybersecurity engineering, technical security assessments, and recommend solutions.
  Meet with customers/users regularly to understand their needs and educate them on communication systems and the procurement process.
• Participate in planning forums, briefings, conferences, and meetings for internal and external resource updates. Perform systems architecture, design, planning, and integration.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science from an ABET accredited or CAE designated institution fulfills the educational requirement.
• Minimum of six (6) years of technical experience performing the duties described.
• Meets the Core and Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Tasks (KSATs) defined in the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework for Work Role 651 (NIST: SP-ARC-001).
• Experience maintaining security, backup, and redundancy strategies in accordance with government and accreditation standards.
• Experience with operating systems such as, Solaris, Linux, Windows operating systems (OS) and servers, VMware (various versions) as well as several versions of the Mac operating systems.
• Experience with configuration, installation, vulnerability identification and assessments, and security fortification of the fiber and ethernet networks.
• Experience developing and maintaining Communication and Information Systems Installation Records (CSIRs), Preventive Maintenance Inspection (PMI) reports, schematic operational, systems, and technical architecture drawings, interface drawings between systems, connectivity drawings of equipment to various LANs and current configuration modifications IAW requirements derived from communication requirements and system accreditation process.
• Experience interacting with customers/users, develop and review communication system requirements, comparing potential needs with existing infrastructure, identifying shortfalls and excesses, integrating communication systems to achieve interoperability, and establishing continuity procedures and a reference library of pertinent policies, procedures, documents and architectures to properly plan future communication systems.
• Experience developing and reviewing Communication Requirement/Technical Solutions (CR/TS).
• Experience maintaining equipment operations through Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMI) and repair schedules.
• Required: CompTIA Sec+ and one of the following: FITSP-D, GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA), CASP+, CCSP, Cloud+, Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), or GIAC GSEC.
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI Required

Delta Solutions & Strategies offers a generous benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), PTO, paid holidays, parental, military and jury duty paid leaves.

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this position is $130,000-$145,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Delta Solutions & Strategies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D