Prin. Software Engineer (Cyber - ePO Trellix SME)

Date Posted:

2024-08-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

NightWing is seeking a Prin. Software Engineer (Cyber) that applies current analytical and logical thinking to the design, architecture, development, evaluation, testing, and integration of computer systems, appliances, and networks to elevate the security posture of the program. This Software Engineer (Cyber) may be involved with commercial, custom and/or government computer product vendors in the design, evaluation, and architecture of state-of-the-art secure GOTS/COTS applications, operating systems, networks, databases, and custom-built technology. Attention to detail, honesty, out of the box thinking with a problem-solving mindset, be able to work under pressure, and be able to deliver on tight delivery schedules are very much desired. The Software Engineer (Cyber) must display superb understanding and be knowledgeable with a multitude of technologies to include Azure and/or AWS Cloud, firewalls, web application firewalls, VPNs, DNS, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, and proxies, to name a few. Develops security systems for any manual or automated systems environments which comprises on-prem and Cloud based systems. Responsible for ensuring the protection of organization data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, and unauthorized modification. The successful Cyber Security Engineer will be comfortable working with a variety of different tools and appliances, security challenges, and troubleshooting various complex issues.

Required Skills and/or Experience:

U.S. Citizenship

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

An active Secret security clearance is the minimum required with the eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI. TS/SCI is preferred.

6+ years of software development experience required.

4+ years of hands-on experience with Java development and related technologies

2+ years of experience with Agile software development

Experience in the installation and configuration of SecureSphere Imperva Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Database Activity Monitoring (DAM

Advanced experience securing network traffic via AWS API Gateway and AWS Application Load Balancers, cloud-security technologies (e.g., VPC, Security Groups) and Access Control (IAM)

Familiarity with intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), RSA Security Analytics (NetWitness), Symantec Bluecoat, Cisco FirePower (SourceFire), Splunk, PKI, chain of trust, and certificates. etc.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

5+ years of Cloud DevOps Administrative or Engineering experience

3+ years of related Network Security Identity Management tools engineering experience, including installing, configuring and troubleshooting experience with one or more of these tools:

4+ years of hands-on experience with Java development and related technologies

SecureSphere Imperva Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)

RSA Security Analytics (NetWitness)

Symantec Bluecoat

Cisco FirePower (SourceFire)

Splunk

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline is required.

[Ten (10) years of experience (for a total of eighteen (18) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.]

Professional experience may be substituted for a degree

Desired Certification(s):

One or more of the following: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Windows/Linux Admin, Cloud SIEM, CISSP, Security+, Network+, Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP),

One or more of the following certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

Syndeo: 3341

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades,