What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer position at MKS2 Technologies?
Founded in 2008, MKS2 Technologies has helped Federal government customers design, implement and sustain mission-focused IT solutions focusing on cyber security support, enterprise application development, and instructional design and training. MKS2 is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional offices in Colorado Springs, CO, Monterey, CA, Portland, ME, and Washington, D.C.
Our full-time staff works on Federal services contracts in 27 states and the District of Columbia to provide mission-critical support to the Department of Veterans Affairs, The U.S. Army, and the U.S. Navy.
A new contract award has created the opportunity for a Senior Cybersecurity (CND) Engineer to support our government customer based in Springfield, VA. This is an excellent career opportunity offering an unlimited amount of professional growth.
Description
This Senior CND Engineer will be responsible for:
- Testing, implementing, deploying, maintaining, reviewing, and administering the hardware, software, and documentation required to support the CND capabilities. This may include, but is not limited to, Splunk, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) products, vulnerability scanning tools as deployed within hosted Information Systems.
- Developing and managing the tools, tactics, and techniques that will be used to monitor the network to actively remediate unauthorized activities (dashboards, queries, scan policies, etc.).
- Developing and maintaining system documentation as it pertains to CND capabilities and their implementation (CONOPs, SOPs, etc.).
- Providing reports as needed for the health, wellness, and availability of CND tools within hosted information systems and addresses any issues in a timely manner.
Qualifications
- Shall have 4 or more years of experience in implementing and maintaining Cyber Security technologies on a multi-platform (Windows, Red Hat, etc.) enterprise-grade WAN.
- Shall have 2 or more years of experience in implementing, maintaining, and operating a SIEM and/or vulnerability scanner product.
- Shall have 2 or more years of experience in maintaining and operating Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an Accredited University.
- Shall possess GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) or Security Continuing Education (CE) or Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) to meet the minimum credential requirements for Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) Journeyman proficiency level as outlined in SECNAV M-5239.2.
Desired Qualifications:
- 4 or more years of experience developing, maintaining, and operating Splunk or other equivalent SIEM product.
- 4 or more years of experience in developing, maintaining, and operating Tenable/ACAS or other equivalent vulnerability scanner product.
- 4 or more years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other equivalent Linux product.
- 4 or more years of experience with evaluating technologies in accordance with DISA STIGs (Windows, Red Hat, Cisco, etc.) and providing applicable remediation guidance.
Security Clearance
- The position requires a DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain a CI poly.