Information Cybersecurity Engineer (Mid/Senior Level) - ICD - Open Rank

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Location

Atlanta, GA

Project/Unit Description

Intellectually challenging and rewarding work supporting the identification of potential and/or actual insider threat behaviors while supporting the Information & Cybersecurity Department, Information Security Operation Center (ISOC). We value bright, intellectually curious, growth-oriented professionals and provide a work environment that allows work / life balance and opportunity for growth.

Job Purpose

Requires extensive knowledge of computer operating systems, networks, log analysis and security tools.

Applies engineering principles to cybersecurity challenges.

Necessary skill areas: fundamentals of computer science, information analysis, testing software, log analysis, event correlation, anomaly detection, and behavioral analysis.

Defining cybersecurity controls for different systems and networks.

Creates novel cyber security technology components to ensure that critical systems/information are resilient to cyber exploits and attacks.

Performs attendant vulnerability assessments, analysis, and software engineering and design.

Ensures cybersecurity needs established and maintained for operations, security requirements definition, security risk assessment, information systems analysis, information systems design, information systems hardening, configuration and maintenance of other security boundary devices (IDS/IPS, Firewalls, perimeter routing) and vulnerability scanning, incident response, disaster recovery, and operations continuity planning and provides analytical support for security policy development and analysis.

Engineers, implements, and maintains Information Technology Infrastructure and associated cybersecurity controls.

Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to information security operations, cyber risk & intelligence, data loss & fraud protection, regulatory compliance, policy management and audits & assessment.

Key Responsibilities

• Helps with the validation security control configuration on systems, ensure all systems are configured to necessary controls, such as NIST, DFARS 252.204-7012, CMMC, and other similar requirements.
• Performs day to day analysis of security threats.
• Performs day to day remediation of security incidents.
• Provide leadership to lower-level cybersecurity and IT professionals across the enterprise.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assuring implementation of technical solutions supportive of institution information and Cybersecurity systems while identifying potential threatening behaviors through analysis of user compliance.
• Supporting information security operations, Cyber risk & intelligence, data loss and fraud protection, regulatory compliance, policy management and audits and assessment.
• Perform root cause analysis to identify and incorporate opportunities for continuous process improvement and future risk mitigation efforts, will be able to comprehend functionality of multiple technical tools and develop understanding of coll