Sr. Systems Engineer - SOC

Veredus - DC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A security consulting firm in Washington is looking for a Security Engineer to support its Security Operation Center. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Windows and UNIX-based systems, network management, and Linux operating systems. Applicants should possess experience in critical security tools and hold relevant certifications like CISSP or CEH. This role requires strong documentation skills and a background in systems engineering, ideally with 5-8 years of experience.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of related systems engineering experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Security Operation Center with security engineering tasks.
• Maintain Linux-based operating systems and critical security tools.
• Document management including system design and reporting.

Skills

Windows system administration

UNIX-based system administration

Network management

Linux-based operating systems

IDS/IPS management

Log management solutions

Enterprise vulnerability assessment

Education

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Nessus/SecurityCenter

SourceFIRE

Splunk ES

Job description

The security engineering position will be required to support a Security Operation Center. The ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of Windows and UNIX-based system administration, network management and enterprise systems management and the ability to and maintain Linux-based operating systems as well as IDS/IPS, log management solutions and enterprise vulnerability assessment systems.

Desired Experience

• O&M support for hardware, Linux OS and critical security tools
• Nessus/SecurityCenter
• SourceFIRE
• Splunk ES
• Document management; process, procedural, system design and weekly/monthly report

Other Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.

5-8 years of related systems engineering experience.

Desirable Certifications

include CISSP, SSCP, CEH, CISM, GPEN, GWAPT, GSEC, OSCP, OSCE, OSWE