CSSP Engineer/Architect, Journeyman

Description

The company is a growing firm that supports the Department of Defense and other intelligence agencies around the world, building national security systems that matter to warfighters and defense leadership.

The team needs a journeyman CSSP engineer or architect to provide cybersecurity engineering and security infrastructure support for DFAS operations. The work covers vulnerability scanning, STIG compliance, IAVA management, endpoint security monitoring, and deploying security hardware and software, with support for threat detection, security documentation, and compliance, while working alongside senior engineers to keep systems secure and reliable under DoD cybersecurity rules.

You must be a US citizen and hold an active Top-Secret clearance with a DoD security clearance to be considered.

Responsibilities

• Give engineering support to security infrastructure operations under the CSSP model.
• Run monthly vulnerability scans and keep every site scanned.
• Help process and manage IAVA items.
• Bring systems to full STIG compliance, or document a POA&M or AOR where full compliance is not possible.
• Help deploy security hardware and software.
• Help run the vulnerability scanning system.
• Help manage ESS and process threats.
• Record security configurations and any changes to them.
• Monitor logs and document 100% of entries according to the CSIRP.
• Work with senior engineers on complicated security problems.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity or IT infrastructure.
• DoD 8140 Cyber Defensive Infrastructure Support Specialist qualification at the Intermediate level.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Hands-on work with vulnerability scanning tools.
• Working knowledge of DISA STIG implementation.
• Familiarity with endpoint security products.
• Understanding of how IAVA and vulnerability management processes work.
• Experience writing security documentation.
• Working knowledge of DoD security requirements.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related field.
• Active Top-Secret clearance.

Conditions

Maintain the security clearance level the client requires, along with any certifications FEDITC or its clients and prime contractors request.

Equal employment opportunity applies to all applicants and employees, and the company makes employment decisions in line with federal, state, and local law.

Benefits

• Preferred: CISSP-ISSEP certification as a next step.
• Preferred: experience with DFAS security infrastructure.
• Preferred: prior DoD CSSP experience.
• Preferred: ACAS administration experience.
• Preferred: experience with SIEM solutions.
• Preferred: scripting skills for security automation.