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Security Engineer

Secured
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/15/2025

Job Description

PLEASE NOTE :   This position requires an  ACTIVE  Top Secret / SCI Clearance with Polygraph. To be considered for this position, you  MUST  have an  ACTIVE  Clearance Level of  Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph

Responsibilities :

  • Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. This is achieved through passive evaluations such as compliance audits and active evaluations such as vulnerability assessments.
  • Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems. Includes support of process, analysis, coordination, security certification test, security documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research inspections and periodic audits.
  • Assist in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NISPOM, DCID 6-3), make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.
  • Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
  • Support the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results and preparation of required reports.
  • Document the results of Certification and Accreditation activities and technical or coordination activity and prepare the system Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAM).
  • Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.

Required Skills

Basic Qualifications :

  • Applicant needs to be familiar with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the process of accrediting a system through it as well as the nuances present in applying RMF.
  • Applicant needs to be familiar with NIST800.53rev4, CNSS-1253, National Security Memorandum 8 (NSM-8), and the Zero Trust Architecture / Networking (ZTA / N) high-level concepts and possible implementations.
  • Applicant should be familiar with both initial accreditation activities as well as continuous monitoring tasks and be willing to adapt to rapidly changing toolsets and controls requirements.
  • Applicant should have familiarity with network monitoring and vulnerability detection tools such as Nessus, Rapid7, Splunk, Xacta as well as strong competency with Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer science, Engineering, or related field and a minimum of nine (9) years of relevant experience
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen and hold a current TS / SCI clearance with Poly.
  • Experience reviewing technical security assessments of computing environments that identify points of vulnerability or non-compliance.
  • Experience implementing the Risk Management Framework Process (RMF) and ability to support and document certification and accreditation artifacts.
  • Must have experience supporting the A&A process for system accreditation.
  • Desired Skills

    Preferred Qualifications :

  • CISSP, CASP, or other information technology security related certifications
  • Experience using Rapid 7 or Tenable Nessus applications.
  • Background in Technical Writing or Instructional Systems Design
  • Privileged / Power-user level of knowledge is strongly suggested in at least one of the following : Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Linux variants, and Cloud computing infrastructure (e.g. AWS or Microsoft Azure)
  • About Secured

    Today,  Secured™ is one of the only cybersecurity and technology firms capable of applying over 20 years of experience in classified cyber operations to privacy and security solutions for the masses. New and different vulnerabilities are born every day, and we lean on our experience to find the best solution.

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