Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Team CATHEXIS elevates the government contracting experience through rapid response, deep skill, and thoughtful problem-solving and communication. Our core capabilities are our top-tier program and project management, data analytics, and audit services, the backbone of which is our integrated approach to operational excellence.

You worked hard to get to where you are. You strive to make every day better than the day before. So do we. Team CATHEXIS operates with an all-in mindset. We are working together to create a company that supports our shared values and individual goals. Our values are centered around Respect, Engagement, Customer Service, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence in everything we do for our employees, clients, partners, and communities. We believe success is best when we listen and lead with empathy, model high standards of ethics to provide a rewarding candidate experience, work hard, have fun, and appreciate the strengths we all bring to the team, and empower our employees to create innovative and trusted results.

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer in support of a critical Law Enforcement customer.  The person in this role will support a 24x7x365 Watch Floor team and safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organization's information assets. This position can be located in either Huntsville, AL or Clarksburg WV.

This role will be with Paradyme, a CATHEXIS Company is a rapidly growing government technology leader that puts service first, for its customers, its team and the communities it supports. We harness DevSecOps and Agile development processes to deliver exceptional results for digital transformations. Based in Tysons Corner, VA, our award-winning culture sets it apart through its team’s deep commitment to service and collaboration with its customers, each other and the community.

Top-Secret Clearance with the capability of obtaining SCI/CI-Poly (if needed) is required.

This position is contingent on government contract award.

Responsibilities

•  Develop, upgrade, and enhance the enterprise Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) strategy and tool implementation via Splunk, design data flow diagrams and alert feed architectures to ensure seamless alert integration

• Develop and maintain SIEM architecture, including data sources, log management, and alerting mechanisms
• Configure tools, settings, alerts, and notifications to improve the enterprise security and resilience capabilities, including implementation of Security Orchestration and Automation for Response (SOAR) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities.
• Develop content for rule implementation on network border devices (firewalls, routers, switches, IDS/IPS, Taclanes, etc.)
• Monitor security events and alerts, conducting detailed analysis to identify potential security incidents
• Participates in response activities to all major enterprise outages. Provide technical guidance and support to junior analysts and other team members. Stay current with the latest SIEM technologies, cyber threats, and best practices
• Work and collaborate with incident response teams to investigate and remediate security incidents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in an IT-related or cybersecurity discipline.

• Possess a minimum of 7 years IT related experience; preferably minimum of 3 years in cybersecurity.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with Splunk.
• Minimum of 1 years of hands-on experience with Crowdstrike EDR or Palto Alto XDR.
• Experience in developing and tuning SIEM and EDR use cases, correlation rules, and alerts
• Strong understanding of network protocols, system logs, and security event correlation
• Experience working with incident response teams for triaging and analysis.

Desired Qualificatons

• Experience using Microsoft Sentinel
• GIAC certification(s) preferred

Physical Requirements: These are the essential physical requirements needed to successfully perform the job.

• Sedentary work.
• Requires sitting up to 8 hours per day.
• May require lifting up to 5 pounds unassisted.
• Fine repetitive motor skills with hands, wrists, and fingers in coordination with eyes.
• Hearing, speaking, and vision: Adequate to perform job duties and communicate in person, via video, and telephone. Includes reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Other: Work may be performed in an office environment, which may involve frequent contact with staff and the public. Work may be stressful at times.

CATHEXIS offers competitive compensation packages to all eligible employees. Our goal is to pr