Senior Vulnerability Engineer

Nava; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous 401k match

Excellent health benefits

Tuition and training reimbursement

Paid holidays

Life and AD&D Insurance

Job summary

AnaVation seeks a Senior Vulnerability Engineer to support a mission-critical customer in Reston, VA. The role emphasizes vulnerability management, governance, and auditing across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will provide SME support for vulnerability analysis, remediation, and detection threshold enhancements. 100% on-site with Top Secret/CI poly clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field with 8+ years of related experience (Master’s may substitute 2 years)
• Clearance: Top Secret SCI, CI Polygraph
• CySA+ or equivalent IAT Level II certification
• On-site Reston, VA location
• Experience across cross-functional teams and vulnerability remediation
• Knowledge of ACAS scanning environments and DevSecOps pipelines

Responsibilities

• Maintain Vulnerability Management program requirements: patch repository, alerts, bulletins, and compliance tracking
• Coordinate periodic auditing and testing; governance for Vulnerability Management
• Provide SME support for security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
• Enhance detection/alerting thresholds and insider threat capabilities
• Support cloud, mobile, wireless, and cross-domain vulnerability analysis

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Security engineering

Vulnerability assessment

Penetration testing

ACAS scanning

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Master’s degree in lieu of 2 years experience

Tools

ACAS

Tenable

Cloud tools

Job description

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking a Senior Vulnerability Engineer to join our team and support our mission critical customer in Reston, VA. As our Senior Vulnerability Engineer, you will provide Subject Matter Expertise support to maintain Vulnerability Management Program requirements including, but not limited to, maintaining the patch repository, issuing alerts and bulletins, and tracking compliance. Additional responsibilities would include coordinating periodic auditing and testing and responsibility for overall governance supporting Vulnerability Management.

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: Top Secret SCI, Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph
• Education:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field and 8+ years of experience related to specific functional area. (May substitute Master’s degree in lieu of 2 years of experience).
• Certifications:CySA+ or equivalent IAT Level II certification
• Location:100% on-site position in Reston, VA.
• Experience:
  • Working collaboratively across cross-functional teams of all experience levels.
  • Detailed knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including testing and the development of exploits.
  • Detailed technical knowledge in security engineering, system and network security, authentication, and security protocols.
  • Skilled in risk management, business risk analysis, and making complex business/risk trade-off recommendations and decisions.
  • Experience in penetration testing and vulnerability analysis in modern technologies such as cloud, mobile, wireless, and cross domain solutions.
  • In depth knowledge and experience working with Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scanning environments.
  • Thorough understanding of DevSecOps Pipeline scanning in supporting development and alerting thresholds.
  • Solid understanding of Penetration Testing environments and Cloud tools.
  • Ability to provide recommendations for enhancing Detection and Alerting thresholds and Insider Threat capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security certifications: Security+, CCNA Security, CySA+, SSCP, CCSP, or equivalent certification
• AWS, Cloud certifications
• 4+ years experience with Tenable
• Strong experience and ability to present technical concepts and updates to senior leaders

Benefits

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
• 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
• 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
• 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
• 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
• Competitive Pay
• Generous paid leave and holiday package
• Tuition and training reimbursement
• Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.