Security Engineer, Mid-Level

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Job Summary:

Cherokee Federal is a division of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on serving the government’s mission. They are seeking a highly skilled Security Engineer to support the maintenance, performance, and security of enterprise systems, monitoring and troubleshooting network security issues, and ensuring optimal performance of security tools.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, maintain, and administer a diverse suite of network security monitoring hardware and software solutions.

• Perform regular system health checks, applying patches and upgrades when required.

• Configure network security systems in accordance with DISA STIG's to ensure optimal performance and a hardened security posture.

• Serve as a technical authority for identifying, analyzing, and resolving various complex issues within the network security monitoring environment.

• Create, test, and refine detection logic for various network security monitoring tools feeding the Enterprise SIEM.

• Collaborate with various teams within the SOC and other stakeholders to translate emerging threat intelligence into actionable detections.

• Responsible for complete and continuous ingestion of logs from network security monitoring toolsets into the Enterprise SIEM.

• Interact with remote site personnel and other engineering teams to coordinate and remediate monitoring issues.

• Identify tuning opportunities to increase performance or capabilities of the network security monitoring suite.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active DoE Q clearance or Top-Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 5 years of cybersecurity experience (additional experience may substitute for degree)

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security CE)

• Understands basic troubleshooting methodology, such as the OSI model, to diagnose problems ranging from server unreachability to application-level failures

• Familiarity with Bash scripting to automate and streamline detection-related tasks

• Ability to independently resolve issues and ensuring minimal disruption to security operations

• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of network traffic analysis and adversary tactics to develop high-fidelity alerts

• Proficient in administering Linux-based applications and systems

• Knowledge of industry-leading cybersecurity toolsets and technologies as it relates to network security monitoring

• Familiarity with SCM-related tools and automation tools such as Git, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.

• Skill in communicating technical information clearly and effectively to a various range of audiences from management to engineering

• Experience with quick problem identification and learning to adapt to new technologies and evolving threats

• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Company:

Cherokee Federal, a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is a trusted team of government contracting professionals who can rapidly build innovative solutions. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.