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Mission Operations Cybersecurity Engineer
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Mission Operations Cybersecurity Engineer
Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance
KBR is seeking an IT cybersecurity technical specialist as a Mission Operations Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team and support NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center under the Ground Systems & Mission Operations (GSMO-3) Contract. The specialist will join a multi-disciplined, integrated team of system administrators, network engineers, and IT security professionals.
The specialist will help maintain, establish, and operate a complete IT security program, including compliance, continuous monitoring, system design, and security controls assessment. Working under the direction of a cybersecurity technical lead, this specialist will ensure technical controls are designed and implemented to reduce risk to an acceptable level and ensure appropriate system confidentiality, integrity, and availability according to Federal and NASA requirements.
The specialist must have strong technical skills, assisting engineers in security control implementation, assessing security controls, security monitoring, mitigating vulnerabilities, managing role-based access controls, reviewing security configuration, and generally ensuring NASA ground systems are appropriately protected. A primary responsibility of this role will be to design and administer technical tests to aid in the assessment of the program’s various external partners’ systems. These assessment activities will also encompass occasional documentation review, so familiarity with required security documentation is a plus.
They will investigate IT Security incidents and work with the Incident Response Team (IRT) for system forensics, diagnostics and / or malware tracking. The specialist will also discover, report, and mitigate vulnerabilities and respond to incidents as needed.
Additional Responsibilities :
Follow Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and Configuration Management documentation and suggest updates as appropriate
Monitor security audit logs for signs of issues or vulnerabilities
Participate in risk assessments, security controls assessments, and contingency plan tests
Perform support activities associated with the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of IT systems
Review results of Tenable Nessus scans and provide guidance to System Administrators for remediating vulnerabilities.
Automate security tasks
Perform security analysis of AWS accounts and ensure cloud migration activities have built-in security.
Required Education / Experience & Skills :
Bachelor’s Degree
4 years of related experience
Extensive system admin experience with Windows Server and Linux operating systems
Familiarity with security control standards (e.g. NIST 800-53, ISO / IEC 27000-series, PCI DSS, etc.
Experience securing Linux and Windows operating systems
Experience securing a variety of technologies including modern, legacy, and custom.
Proven ability to research and problem solve both independently and within a team environment
Must be able to comprehend and follow complex procedural documentation and guidance
Perform compliance and risks analysis tasks to systems standards
Strong interpersonal skills to work directly with client, teammates, business partners, end-users, and other stakeholders to review, validate and implement requirements.
Demonstrated ability to work issues through to completion and resolve challenges independently.
Preferred certifications :
CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
AWS technical certification (Security, Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, etc.)
Preferred Experience :
Experience with commercial cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google)
Experience with Storage Area Networks (SANs), Fiber Channel, Fiber Connections, Cluster environment
Experience with networks, firewalls, switches, Virtual Machines (VMs), virtual snapshots
Experience with remote management tools, disk encryption, video surveillance systems, system backup solutions
Experience with agile project management, and agile project management tools such as Jira
Experience providing security in a NASA environment, including familiarity with NASA technical standards
Experience with the security controls assessment process
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KBR offers a wide range of benefits for their employees; we offer medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, retirement 401k, travel benefits, PTO, holidays, flexible work schedules, parental leave, military leave, education assistance, and the list goes on and on! We also support career advancement through professional training and development.
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