What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Operations Lead position at Augustine Consulting Inc.?
Description
*** This position is contingent upon ACI’s successful award of an associated government contract.
*** All prospective applicants will be contacted to discuss contract timelines, the process associated with hiring for this role, and award decisions progress.
ACI is a Woman-Owned Small Business professional services provider of engineering and technical services to the United States Government. We seek an experienced Cybersecurity Operations Lead to serve as a part of the company’s Government Programs team by providing comprehensive IT service capability to support the U.S. Army Transportation Command's (ARTRANS) global C4ISR and distribution operations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Cybersecurity Operations Lead will develop and implement advanced cyber defense solutions and changes for organizations, safeguard the program and corporate infrastructure from infiltrations of exfiltration, and will assure that the system is built to specification and is deployed successfully.
- Design, maintain, and operate highly complex and high secure communications network environments.
- Perform in-depth network security analysis, and conduct preliminary incident response, event analysis, and threat intelligence.
- Review security events that could be a detriment to the organization’s overall security stance.
A Cyber Security Engineer who fits our team is:
- Dynamic: contributes energy and enthusiasm to our daily tasks, to the team’s interactions, and to the Company’s mission.
- Thorough: possesses an unparalleled work ethic; produces complete, even polished products; persistent; mission-focused; asks “Why?” as often as necessary to get to the root of the matter.
- Mature: respects others’ opinions, beliefs, and culture; listens to ideas, shares thoughts, and works independently and together to contribute insights to the company’s leaders.
- Forthright: speaks with conviction; argues based on understanding, respectfully.
- Inquisitive: seeks deeper explanations of how systems work, not the surface-level description of the actors involved; goes beyond “stick-fetching” to connect the unconnected.
- Timely: shows up, ready to think, prepared to get on with the day’s assignments; contributes analytical insights that meet time-sensitive, reasonable requests.
- Honest: knows what’s right, what’s legal, what’s appropriate; acts accordingly.
Required Qualifications
- Because this role requires a DOD security clearance, all applicants must be able to provide proof of US citizenship.
- Due to the sensitive nature of the work being performed, a candidate must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Related degree fields include Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science, Information Systems Technology, and Software Engineering.
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field and five years of experience, or
- Master's Degree in a related field and no experience.
- Must possess demonstrated experience in operational Cyber Security accreditation and certification of embedded systems.
- Must fully understand DoD 8500.1 and .2, AR 25-2, and the DoD Risk Management Framework.
- Must be able to prepare recommended IA approval and supporting information documentation and understand systems engineering processes and possess Network Security Architect experience.
- Must be familiar with the National and DoD standards guiding the development of cybersecurity policy, requirements, integration, engineering, and certification and accreditation.
- Must have the knowledge to perform security, analyses and risk/vulnerability assessments.
- Must possess the ability to coordinate certification and accreditation activity for a project team.
- Must possess CISSP certification.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS and/or Azure
- Experience with Tenable Security Center and Nessus Scanner.
- Experience with McAfee Antivirus and/or Trellix Endpoint Security.
- Experience with cARMY/ECMA
- Experience with Army Mission Command Systems
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CSSP)
- CompTIA Cloud Certification
ACI Offers a Robust Benefits Package Which Includes:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Group Life and Voluntary Life Insurance plans
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement Program
About Augustine Consulting Inc.
The ACI pay band for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of a specific compensation. Factors that influence the pay offered to a specific candidate for this position include, but are not limited to, federal and state laws; federal government contract labor categories and contract wage rates; relevant prior work experience; a candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors; geographic location; education; and certifications.
ACI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Salary : $115,000 - $184,000