Senior Security Engineer

Req ID: 241343 

NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join our team in Washington, DC, District of Columbia (US-DC), United States (US).

 

Job Duties:

• Performing security reviews of all application code before deploying to production environment and provided the results of the review to the MAX.gov ISSO
• Monitoring existing COTS products and Open Source tools and products for new security vulnerabilities or patches
• Assessing risks from identified security vulnerabilities and providing expert recommendations on mitigations
• Reviewing software and hardware architectures for security implementations, assessing and reporting risks of these designs.
• Daily monitoring of systems for active attacks and break-ins, ensuring reporting and tuning these monitoring systems
• User profiling and analysis, reporting and active defense using Fortinet and OSS technologies
• Monitoring and tuning system configurations to improve performance and address errors
• Supporting development teams in implementing application specific monitoring for availability and functionality
• Mentoring team members on new and advanced techniques and technologies
• Ensuring monitoring and defense against APTs
• Fortinet WAF and firewall administration and maintenance
• Cleaning up data spills and attending briefings on current security threats
• Managing Blue and Red team assessments, running practice scenarios
• Review and add defense in depth techniques to exist security profiles

 

Basic Qualifications:

• US Citizenship and the ability to pass a Federal government clearance check are required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 8 years of relevant security and technical experience, to include:
  • Minimum 2 years of demonstrated ability with advanced code assessment tools and reviewing their results for both dynamic and static scans (OWASP, SANS, CIS, etc)
  • Minimum 2 years of experience with programming in some combination of Java/Perl/PHP/C/C++/go/Ruby/Python
  • Minimum 2 years of experience with compliance controls and security hardening for a US Government computer system at the FISMA Moderate or High levels.
  • Minimum 2 years of advanced automation skills in bash shell scripting, python, curl, etc
  • Cross domain experience in IT domains such as network administration, database administration, or software development

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification
• Troubleshooting, debugging, and diagnostic skills in a complex IT environment
• Familiarity with at least one Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) mechanism.
• System administration experience building, configuring and assessing Windows/RHEL/Ubuntu/Containers
• Working knowledge of various security focused enterprise toolsets
• Experience with COTS product installation, integration & support
• Experience with CSS and graphing libraries
• Fortinet Firewall Administration and maintenance
• Experience with information gathering and information monitoring, working knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Ability to create system documentation for ongoing system management
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment, preferably as a team lead or scrum master
• Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word and other MS Office applications
• Independent problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity, and a clear appreciation of end customer needs
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and skills
• Must be skilled at planning and organizing
• Must be adept at prioritizing, problem assessment and problem solving
• Must demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy
• Must have a strong customer service orientation
• Must be flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work directly with clients at all levels of an organization, including high-level internal and external stakeholders

 

 

 

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this remote role is Min: $74