What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Security Engineer position at Agile Defense?
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Requisition # : 588
Job Title : Security Engineer IV
Location : 1155 21st St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20581
Clearance Level : Active DoD - Public Trust
SUMMARY
Agile Defense is currently seeking a talented Senior Network Security Engineer to support Agency-level Cybersecurity Program to streamline the current Architecture and Engineering approach with a focus on roadmap planning. The ideal candidate enjoys activities defined to be "as is" and "to be" architectures including the business, data, application, and technology layers along with a high-level implementation plan.
The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the client's cybersecurity strategy, providing support to understand and develop system requirements and technical solutions based on the client system architectures as follows :
- Support the maturation of the client's enterprise architecture to align with the client's information security and risks to the organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals.
- You will support the government in all aspects of planning, designing, implementing, optimizing, and troubleshooting the network security system to improve the organization's efficiency and resiliency.
- You will further support the government in protecting the network from threats that could attack it, including existing dangers, mishaps, and malicious attacks.
- You will develop alternative system designs and architectures and consider trade-offs between security requirements, functional / operational requirements, and cost.
- You will review and describe the impact of new or changing federal policies. You will review and describe the impact of new or revised legislation and regulations (OMB, DHS, FISMA, and more).
- In coordination with Enterprise Architecture and the Architecture Review Board, you will provide cybersecurity engineering expertise to conduct technical analysis of board program planning reviews related to future enterprise architecture updates and proposed information security mechanisms.
As a cybersecurity engineer, you will be at the forefront of technology, conducting research and presenting analyses to evaluate and / or identify and describe emerging industry technology trends, government agency best practices, and security issues.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Certifications
Education, Background, and Years of Experience
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.
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