Mid - Sr Level Cybersecurity Engineer

Caribou Thunder

Building Tomorrow, Grounded in Legacy

For decades, Caribou Thunder has been a Woman, Native American, Minority Owned, WOSB, SDB, SBA, HUBZone Certified small business, at the forefront of advancing national security programs through engineering services excellence. We have a proud and enduring heritage in providing innovative solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD), embedded as a trusted partner in safeguarding the nation's most critical assets. Our deep-rooted expertise is built on engineering ingenuity, where each project reinforces our unwavering commitment to the security and defense of the United States of America. From cutting-edge technologies to mission-critical systems, we continue to evolve and push the boundaries of possibility, all while staying true to the values, integrity, and principles that have guided us from day one.

When you join Caribou Thunder, you’re not just contributing to the future, you’re becoming part of a legacy that has played a vital role in protecting our nation for decades. Together, we continue to shape the future of defense, one innovative solution at a time.

About the role

Caribou Thunder is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Mid to Senior level Cybersecurity Engineer to join our dynamic Cyber Engineering Team. As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for leading cybersecurity initiatives designing, developing, documenting, testing, and maintaining full-spectrum cyber solutions. Your expertise and leadership will contribute to evaluating system architecture, analyzing security designs, assessing risks and vulnerabilities, implementing remediations, and ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements. This position requires a hands-on, solutions-oriented mindset, advanced technical knowledge, and proficiency in various cybersecurity tools and technologies. 

Day-to-day Expectations

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and support modifications related to the design and accreditation of new mission capabilities, ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements, policies, and procedures.

• Your role will involve conducting in-depth analysis and assessment of risks and vulnerabilities to determine appropriate remediations and mitigations.
• You will also be responsible for testing and integrating security patches and updates into the systems, as well as administering and building dashboards to monitor the security posture of the systems.
• Lead the implementation and execution of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) for achieving and maintaining security compliance for classified systems.
• Additionally, you will be expected to have a deep understanding of cyber-hardening practices for operating systems and network equipment, leveraging tools such as Splunk, Regex, ACAS, HBSS, and Wireshark. Your proficiency in NIST Special Publication 800-53, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution, and secure configuration and hardening of DoD Information Systems will be vital to the success of the team.
• You will be responsible for briefing complex cyber security principles to individuals at all levels of knowledge and skill, as well as briefing high-level customer stakeholders on cyber security concerns and remediation tactics.
• Your ability to provide guidance on DoD Cyber regulations and requirements, along with experience performing vulnerability assessments, will further enhance your effectiveness in this role.
• Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to evaluate and analyze system architecture and security design.
• Provide technical leadership and support modifications related to the design and accreditation of new mission capabilities.
• Conduct in-depth analysis and assessment of risks and vulnerabilities to determine appropriate remediations and mitigations.
• Test and integrate security patches and updates into the systems.
• Administer and build dashboards to monitor system security.
• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on, solutions-oriented experience in the field of cybersecurity.
• Advanced proficiency in RHEL and Windows systems.
• Deep understanding of DoD cybersecurity requirements,