Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies is seeking a Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer based in Laurel, MD at Ft. Meade. The role involves designing and implementing secure operating systems, conducting risk assessments, and managing security issues related to networks and data traffic. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity and at least 8 years of experience in a DoD environment with active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Competitive salaries and benefits include 401K match, medical coverage, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment.
• May be required to meet additional DCWF 8140/8570 certification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Designs, tests and implements secure operating systems and networks.
• Conducts risk assessments and recommends application designs.
• Handles security issues including architecture, firewalls, and data traffic.
• Integrates new architectural features into existing cyber infrastructures.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment

Conducting risk assessments

Experience with network access and firewalls

Providing cybersecurity recommendations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Job description

Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD at Ft. Meade

POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs, tests and implements state‑of‑the‑art secure operating systems, networks, and database products.
• Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design.
• Handles a wide range of security issues including architecture, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.
• Analyses are performed at all levels of total system products to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and information technology security research.
• Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for external customer enterprise‑wide cyber systems and networks.
• Responsible for analysis, evaluation, and recommendations designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the customer's security program.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with customers.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration/testing issues.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

REQUIRED DEGREE/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or another related field.
• May be required to meet additional DCWF 8140/8570 certification requirements.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment.
• Experience conducting risk assessments.
• Experience with network access, firewalls, architectures and electronic data traffic.
• Experience in providing network cybersecurity recommendations for upgrades, resolutions and implementation as needed.

REQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE

• United States Citizenship required. (Green Card not acceptable)
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Benefits

Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and veterans. We do not illegally discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected categories.

We E-Verify all employees.