Senior Systems Engineer – Cybersecurity

Security is critical to M.C. Dean’s IT solutions that support critical business functions. The successful candidate will join a dynamic multidiscipline team responsible for design, implementation, integration, and support of access control, system integration, endpoint protection, data protection / data loss prevention, and other components of our cybersecurity infrastructure. As part of the team, the Senior Systems Engineer's responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to) the following:

• Analysis of cybersecurity framework (NIST, ISO, CMMC), and development of detailed architecture and design of system and security management capabilities;
• Researching available technology options and their respective functional, performance, security, and interoperability characteristics; testing and evaluation of technology components;
• Producing detailed system design, including network and systems infrastructure, interconnections, and application configuration to implement and enforce enterprise-wide access control, audit and accountability, data protection, system integrity, and other policies;
• System implementation, policy development, configuration, and administration of key solution components, including network infrastructure, cybersecurity management application software, database stores, and other components;
• Plan, evaluate and execute capacity optimization, updates, upgrades and other lifecycle activities associated with the solution; troubleshooting of functional and performance problems;
• Create and maintain detailed and accurate system documentation, including design and configuration plans, design diagrams, task-oriented procedures, operations and maintenance plans, etc.

Specific qualification requirements for the position include the following:

• 5-7 years of progressive experience performing comparable systems engineering, implementation, and support functions;
• Advanced knowledge of secure configuration benchmarks and hands-on experience in system hardening;
• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with configuration and administration of cybersecurity platforms, including endpoint security (e.g., Defender, Trend Micro), data loss prevention (e.g., MS Purview), SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel), vulnerability scanning (e.g., Tenable Nessus/Security Center), and related.
• Working knowledge of MS Windows platform and services, including Active Directory / EntraID, Group Policy Objects (GPO), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), application deployment frameworks and components, networking, and storage services, and their associated cybersecurity characteristics, logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities;
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with MS Azure and cloud services and technologies, including compute, database, storage, network virtualization, and security services;
• Working understanding of network infrastructure, concepts of operation, and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, Syslog, etc.
• Knowledge of specific network equipment (e.g. Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper) and working experience with routing, switching, and firewall configuration is a plus;

General:

• Demonstrated time management and organization skills while working in a fast-paced, multidiscipline team environment;

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Strong communication (oral and written) skills; 
• Proficiency with workflow and lifecycle management systems (e.g. Atlassian Jira)

Education and Certification:

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a Related Engineering Discipline
• Certification: 
• Microsoft Certified Professional / Systems Sngineer certification is strongly desired
• Security or CISSP certification is strongly desired

Other:

• US Citizenship is a requirement for this position.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.