What are the responsibilities and job description for the FCC - Lead Cybersecurity Engineer position at cFocus Software Incorporated?
cFocus Software seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to join our program supporting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This position is remote. This position requires the ability a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Demonstrated experience in enterprise cybersecurity engineering, SIEM, or monitoring environments.
- Experience supporting large-scale, complex cybersecurity operations.
- Proven experience leading or supporting enterprise-level cybersecurity engineering initiatives.
- Strong understanding of NIST frameworks, RMF, and federal cybersecurity standards
- Expertise in SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel).
- Experience with endpoint security, cloud security, and network monitoring tools.
- Strong knowledge of detection engineering, threat hunting, and log analytics.
- Experience with automation, scripting, and SOAR platforms.
- Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and modern cybersecurity frameworks.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Required Certifications
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) or equivalent
- ITIL Foundation (latest revision)
- Additional advanced security engineering or architecture certifications preferred
- Lead security engineering, SIEM, and enterprise monitoring capabilities.
- Oversee onboarding and integration of security telemetry and data sources.
- Design, implement, and optimize detection rules, alerting, and correlation logic.
- Lead continuous improvement of monitoring tools, analytics, and detection accuracy.
- Collaborate with SOC/NOC teams to improve threat detection and response.
- Support vulnerability management, configuration monitoring, and control validation.
- Provide technical leadership for Zero Trust, cloud, and hybrid security architectures.
- Develop engineering documentation, baselines, and implementation guidance.
- Identify monitoring gaps and recommend corrective actions and enhancements.
- Support automation, SOAR, and emerging cybersecurity capabilities