Cyber Security Engineer (W2 Contract only)

Role: Cybersecurity Engineer III

Location: Silver Spring, MD – Washinton, DC – Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Contract

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role

• Implement design reviews to evaluate security controls
• Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance the security posture of Client
• Build and / or manage enterprise security platforms effectively
• Communicate effectively across all levels of management to articulate Client security goals and vision.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance the security posture of Client
• Build and / or manage enterprise security platforms effectively (SAAS, on premise or in Cloud)
• Communicate effectively across all levels of management to articulate Client security goals and vision.
• Have a team player mentality; strive to contribute to team cohesion however can work independently if the need arises
• Plan, design, engineer and implement security-related technologies
• Understanding technical security issues, their implications within Client business units and able to effectively communicate them to management and other business leaders.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure – including software and hardware in cloud environments, as well as on-premises.
• Conduct security audits and assessments to regularly determine the effectiveness of security platforms and identify areas of improvement.
• Host and operating systems hardening, auditing, monitoring and logging with appropriate security controls and best practices while meeting security best practices and business goals
• Research and explore emerging security technologies and determine their appropriate use within the company.
• Prepare, document, and create standard operating procedures and protocols.
• Crosstrain and mentor other team members as needed

Must Have Skills / Requirements

• Implementing advanced cyber security technology in a complex environment
• 5 years of experience; Hands-on experience in security engineering, hands-on experience in building, designing, and maintaining enterprise security tools.
• Scripting experience (using Python, Go, or other equivalent languages)
• 5 years of experience.
• Hands-on Experience with automation technologies
• 3 Years of experience; Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.
• Linux Experience.
• 5 years of experience; Ability to construct and maintain complex network infrastructures.

Technology requirements:

• Engineer and administer security platforms including SIEM/SOAR systems, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, anomaly detection, and cloud analysis.
• Experience in managing the Brinqa vulnerability management platform and experience with Groovy programming language
• Must have 5 years of scripting experience (using Python or other equivalent languages)
• Hands-on Experience in public cloud infrastructures like AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Nice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements

• Security and Cloud certifications are a plus. (CISSP, Splunk Admin, AWS Solution architect).
• Media/entertainment or distributed global network experience.

Soft Skills

• Hands-on technical experience with networking and computing system architectures, specifically, the security aspects thereof.
• Thorough understanding of information security principles, techniques, principles, policy frameworks, and best practices
• Hands-on technical experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and review