Cyber Security Architect / Engineer

Title : Cyber Security Architect / Engineer

Location : Herndon, VA

• Clearance :
• Active TS / SCI w / Polygraph needed to apply

Company Overview :

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work / life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Analyzes customer requirements and provides highly innovative technical expertise on cloud computing techniques and related cloud architectures.
• Identifies the vulnerabilities and risks associated with Cloud misconfigurations, particularly with respect to systems processing extremely sensitive data.
• Helps to define and update Cloud security standards / requirements necessary to minimize the risks associated with Cloud misconfigurations.
• Assists with establishing an approach to monitoring compliance with specific Cloud security standards of systems in the Cloud.
• Develops scripts, terraform files, and / or Cloud Development Kits (CDK) to assist project teams with an automated means to implement and validate Cloud configuration standards.
• Reviews and analyzes Cloud configuration compliance data to inform risk remediation and / or risk mitigation strategies.
• Maintains current and advanced knowledge of progressive and advancing technology as assigned.
• Provides expert guidance and leadership to less experienced cloud development personnel.
• May serve as a task or project leader. (Not a people manager)
• May consult with executives and customers to deliver complex cloud development solutions.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in cloud technology.
• Education : Technical training, Certification(s) and / or Degree (Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.)
• Required Experience : 15 years of related experience.

Required Technical Skills :

• Demonstrated experience with one or more Cloud vendors and their native services / environments (Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and / or Oracle).
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise cybersecurity management platforms.

Required Skills and Abilities :

• Demonstrated experience engineering and deploying IT capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide triage effectively and independently, and problem resolution for technical issues.
• Demonstrated record of sound judgment and problem-solving skills necessary to make recommendations to Customer management.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of information security policies and regulations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desired Skills and Abilities :

• Demonstrated experience with implementation and assessment of security controls that support authorization and accreditation processes.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the NIST Risk Management Framework.
• Demonstrated experience with Cross Domain Systems
• Demonstrated project management experience.

Recommended Certifications :

• AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and / or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, CCSP, CCSK, CISSP

Location :

• Customer Site (Herndon, VA)

Security Clearance Level :

• TS / SCI w / poly

Benefits Overview :

Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to : Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

• Generous PTO Policy
• 401(k)
• HSA and FSA options
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and Training
• Perks at Work Discount Program
• Referral Program
• Leads Generation Program
• CollegeAmerica 529
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Travel Assistance
• Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
• Life Planning Financial & Legal Services