Operational Technology Asset Security Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

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:

Cybersecurity, Database Development, Operational Technology (OT)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Operational Technology Asset Security Engineer supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As an Operational Technology Asset Security Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Operational Technology Asset Security Engineer joining our team to analyze design, develop, implement, and support code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.

   

HOW AN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSET SECURITY ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Implementing USPS cybersecurity strategies, protecting the digital network, connected assets, hosted applications and data, and employees within the Operational Technology (OT) environment supporting critical USPS mail and package handling systems. 
• Role is also responsible for continuing development and curation of proprietary database system managing asset details of proprietary systems leveraged by automation for identifying assets observed within the environment. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.
• NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Experience:

• Candidates must have strong demonstrated experience in large enterprise IT environment including 8+ years of OT security experience and application of asset visibility solutions towards OT hardware and software asset management security efforts supporting both OT operations and security efforts
• Strong network access control, USB attached device control, vulnerability management, and security event investigation support.
• Candidates must also have accredited and relevant college degree (computer science, information systems, etc.) or congruent work experience.
• Candidates must also have documented enterprise-based experience as a Forescout CounterAct administrator, and Forescout Engineering certification.
• Candidates must have documented experience implementing and maintaining proprietary database instances and leveraging them for automation purposes.  
• Specific technical knowledge, experience, and certifications with relevant tools such as Forescout, Armis Centrix, Splunk use and knowledge object development, Windows and Linux system administration, Database design and implementation.  
• Candidates would benefit from having relevant technical certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC, RHCE, CPTE, or CEH), strong oral and written communication skills, ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, ability to build & maintain schedules and step-by-step action plans; strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the demonstrated ability to positively influence peer organization and key stakeholders.

Security Clearance Level:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location:

• Falls Church, VA – Required to be on site

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
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