Cybersecurity Principal

Applied Research Solutions is seeking candidates with an advanced cybersecurity skill set for a System Cybersecurity Principal position located at Hanscom AFB, in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Why Work with us?

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.

Responsibilities include:

• In depth knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorizations
• Ability to map RMF security controls to tools and technologies in use within a system
• Ability to identify technical mitigations where a system does not explicitly meet a security control, such that actual risk to the system is identified
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR tools (i.e., Splunk)
• Ability to build dashboards within the tools to meet active cyber threat monitoring needs
• Ability to set alerts within the tools to meet SOC capabilities
• Experience with forensic analysis of system logs (audit, security, application, etc.) to aid in incident response
• Experience with providing timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
• Experience with analyzing identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
• Experience with performing event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
• Experience with proactively identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in computer systems and networks through penetration testing, red teaming, or ethical hacking
• Experience with developing and implementing cybersecurity capabilities within cloud devices and networks
• Advanced technical skills in network exploitation, malware development, and reverse engineering
• Strong communication skills including the ability to brief highest levels of DAF cybersecurity leadership, both orally and in writing
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications/Technical experience required:

• Bachelors or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field plus 10 years of Cybersecurity related work experience.
• Baseline Certification: CISSP or CISSM.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
  
  
  

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.