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Senior Security Engineer
Agile DefenseWashington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 May 2024
About the role
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition #: 385Job Title: Development Sec Op Eng 3Location: 1155 21st St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20171Clearance Level: Active DoD - Public Trust
Candidate must successfully receive a Public Trust clearance. Onsite support is required in Washington, DC. 1x per week (Wednesdays. Additional days onsite may be required at customer direction)
SUMMARY:The Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Engineer will support a government agency in the achievement of strategic goals and objectives related to the ongoing execution and maturity of its cybersecurity and security operations center programs.Agile Defense is currently seeking a talented Security Engineer to support an Agency-level enterprise cyber program. To support this vital mission, Agile Defense employees are on the forefront of providing Advanced CND Operations, and Security Engineering support to include the development of advanced analytics and countermeasures to protect critical assets from hostile adversaries. To support the integrity, security, and resiliency of critical operations, we are seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds in security engineering and systems administration. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of complexities related to network and cloud security, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES· Support the Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) as a technical subject matter expert for all network security functions· Respond to and resolve ServiceNow tickets that come into the team’s queue· Perform after-hours maintenance of security tools on an as-needed basis both remote and onsite (typically a few times per month)· Prepare presentations for the customer to pitch new tools or feature enhancements· Use Microsoft Visio to create/update network diagrams of security toolsSUPERVISORY DUTIES· This is a non-supervisory position.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Background, and Years of Experience· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.· 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, of those, at least 4+ years in cyber security engineering.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONSRequired Skills· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.· 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, of those, at least 4+ years in cyber security engineering.· Demonstrated experience with at least three of the following technologies and acting as the primary technical subject matter expert (SME)· CrowdStrike· Microsoft Defender for Endpoint· Palo Alto Firewalls / GlobalProtect· ExtraHop· ForeScout· Gigamon· The candidate must be team focused and have technical ability supporting engineering lifecycle, to include design, development, integration, testing and deployment of security networks and systems.· We are looking for a candidate with experience in determining the appropriate application of security focused hardware, software, services and processes necessary to extract into sustainable cyber solutions at the national level.· Must be able to support investigations and analysis of undefined factors and conditions to determine the nature and scope of system security problems and devise effective and efficient solutions to address them.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition #: 385Job Title: Development Sec Op Eng 3Location: 1155 21st St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20171Clearance Level: Active DoD - Public Trust
Candidate must successfully receive a Public Trust clearance. Onsite support is required in Washington, DC. 1x per week (Wednesdays. Additional days onsite may be required at customer direction)
SUMMARY:The Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Engineer will support a government agency in the achievement of strategic goals and objectives related to the ongoing execution and maturity of its cybersecurity and security operations center programs.Agile Defense is currently seeking a talented Security Engineer to support an Agency-level enterprise cyber program. To support this vital mission, Agile Defense employees are on the forefront of providing Advanced CND Operations, and Security Engineering support to include the development of advanced analytics and countermeasures to protect critical assets from hostile adversaries. To support the integrity, security, and resiliency of critical operations, we are seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds in security engineering and systems administration. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of complexities related to network and cloud security, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES· Support the Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) as a technical subject matter expert for all network security functions· Respond to and resolve ServiceNow tickets that come into the team’s queue· Perform after-hours maintenance of security tools on an as-needed basis both remote and onsite (typically a few times per month)· Prepare presentations for the customer to pitch new tools or feature enhancements· Use Microsoft Visio to create/update network diagrams of security toolsSUPERVISORY DUTIES· This is a non-supervisory position.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Background, and Years of Experience· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.· 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, of those, at least 4+ years in cyber security engineering.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONSRequired Skills· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.· 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, of those, at least 4+ years in cyber security engineering.· Demonstrated experience with at least three of the following technologies and acting as the primary technical subject matter expert (SME)· CrowdStrike· Microsoft Defender for Endpoint· Palo Alto Firewalls / GlobalProtect· ExtraHop· ForeScout· Gigamon· The candidate must be team focused and have technical ability supporting engineering lifecycle, to include design, development, integration, testing and deployment of security networks and systems.· We are looking for a candidate with experience in determining the appropriate application of security focused hardware, software, services and processes necessary to extract into sustainable cyber solutions at the national level.· Must be able to support investigations and analysis of undefined factors and conditions to determine the nature and scope of system security problems and devise effective and efficient solutions to address them.
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