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Junior SOC Security Engineer
Agile DefenseWashington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jul 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 #: 436Job Title: Junior SOC Security EngineerLocation: 1155 21st St NWWashington, District of Columbia20581Clearance Level: Active DoD - Public Trust
SUMMARYThe Junior 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 Junior SOC 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 cloud security, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), cloud brokering, and cloud infrastructure implementation from a security perspective.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES· Possesses knowledge of information security, cloud security, systems engineering, big data, or the various sciences related to enterprise technology.· Possesses knowledge in information security, cloud security, systems engineering, big data, or the various sciences related to enterprise technology.· Participate in the improvement of agency's overall security posture and mission capabilities with the adoption of cloud computing technologies.· The Contractor shall actively participate in discussions to coordinate and align mission/business objectives and cloud technological capabilities to allow continued technology modernization within the agency.· Participates as needed in all phases of systems security engineering with emphasis on the planning, analysis, security, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases.· Provide support to understand and develop system requirements and technical solutions for cybersecurity engineering based on system architectures.· Support the maturation of agency's enterprise architecture to align with the Commission's information security and risks to the organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals.· Develop alternatives of system designs and/or architectures which consider trade-offs between security requirements, functional/operational requirements and cost· Identify and define the requirements of the overall security of the network.· Plan, engineer, and monitor overall security implementation of network systems.· Support in configuring and implementing network security tools.· Test and provide solutions for system weaknesses, threats, security issues.· Research and identify latest suitable technologies and processes that will improve the overall security of the system.· Regularly audit the existing network configuration and provide improvement recommendations. SUPERVISORY 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.· 1- 3 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONSRequired Skills· 1 -3 years o
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 #: 436Job Title: Junior SOC Security EngineerLocation: 1155 21st St NWWashington, District of Columbia20581Clearance Level: Active DoD - Public Trust
SUMMARYThe Junior 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 Junior SOC 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 cloud security, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), cloud brokering, and cloud infrastructure implementation from a security perspective.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES· Possesses knowledge of information security, cloud security, systems engineering, big data, or the various sciences related to enterprise technology.· Possesses knowledge in information security, cloud security, systems engineering, big data, or the various sciences related to enterprise technology.· Participate in the improvement of agency's overall security posture and mission capabilities with the adoption of cloud computing technologies.· The Contractor shall actively participate in discussions to coordinate and align mission/business objectives and cloud technological capabilities to allow continued technology modernization within the agency.· Participates as needed in all phases of systems security engineering with emphasis on the planning, analysis, security, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases.· Provide support to understand and develop system requirements and technical solutions for cybersecurity engineering based on system architectures.· Support the maturation of agency's enterprise architecture to align with the Commission's information security and risks to the organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals.· Develop alternatives of system designs and/or architectures which consider trade-offs between security requirements, functional/operational requirements and cost· Identify and define the requirements of the overall security of the network.· Plan, engineer, and monitor overall security implementation of network systems.· Support in configuring and implementing network security tools.· Test and provide solutions for system weaknesses, threats, security issues.· Research and identify latest suitable technologies and processes that will improve the overall security of the system.· Regularly audit the existing network configuration and provide improvement recommendations. SUPERVISORY 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.· 1- 3 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONSRequired Skills· 1 -3 years o
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