Cyber Security/ZScaler Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

CyberArk, Cybersecurity, Okta Identity Management, Zscaler Architecture

Certifications:

None

Experience:

3 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Sr. Cyber Security Analyst supporting our HHS HRSA customer onsite. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. 

THIS IS AN ONSITE POSITION

Responsibilities:

• As a Sr. Cyber Security Analyst with hands-on ZScaler experience, you will work with the existing Cyber Security Team to provide guidance, installation, implementation and support of existing and new infrastructure.
• Will perform minor and major ruleset upgrades, as needed.  
• Develop and deliver stock and adhoc ZIA reporting, as requested.
• Help with technical support in Change Management processes that directly impact production environment.
• Document and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Responding to requests and incidents within the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Work with Program and Project management throughout the period of performance.
• Attend team and customer meetings.
• Provide training to the government, and their successors, on details of the administration, maintenance, support and operational use of the solution.
• Participates in special projects, as needed.
• Resolve technical problems that occur and on-call support for non-business hours.
• Report daily at the customer location (this is an onsite position).
• Provide Weekly and on-demand Status Reports on work performed.

Required Skills:

• Associates degree in a related STEM field or equivalent experience and at least 3 years of Cyber Security experience.
• Must have hands on experience with Zscaler  
• 2+ years of experience in large-scale enterprise environment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a MBI/T2 level clearance
• Foundational networking and DNS skills
• Experience with routing, network forwarding, and traffic inspection
• ZIA, ZPA, ZDX configuration and policy setup
• Familiarity with log forwarding protocols (Syslog, GRE/IPSec tunnels, etc.)
• Comfortable with static IP configuration, NAT, and subnetting
• Ability to work with private Service Edges, App Connectors, and ZTNA policies
• Exposure to firewall policies, proxy chaining, and PAC file management
• Application development from ZPA
• Okta, CyberArk, Splunk integration
• Troubleshooting connectivity and latency issues across distributed architectures
• Working knowledge of SSL inspection, VPN integration, MFA, and identity providers
• Familiar with ServiceNow (SNOW) for working on requests and incident tickets.

Desired Skills:

• ZScaler or Security+ Certified
• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint and MS Teams.
• Experience with MS Teams Planner, ServiceNow and/or JIRA
• Experience with any HHS agencies or entities
• Demonstrated strong technical skills and analytic abilities, as well as experience performing system security analysis and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience in translating an understanding of systems and applications into test plans and perform hands on testing.
• Possesses experience with communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to stakeholders.
• Possess a broad knowledge of ZScaler best practices, policies and guidance.

The likely salary range for this position is $121,680 - $155,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD Rockville

Additional Work Locations:

Total Reward