Company DescriptionContract to Hire (6 months)Pay: up to 130K Role perm and $55/hr - $65/hr on contract) Location: Germantown, MD (needs to plan to be onsite and 1 day a week remote after a few monthsMinimum Requirements• Bachelor’s Degree Required• CISSP certification required Special Skills/Knowledge:• 7-10 years cyber security experience in federal government• Must have hands-on experience in cyber/network products and operating systems e.g. installation and configuration of enterprise level software• Significant experience with NIST Certification and Accreditation• Significant experience with McAfee ePO and all McAfee enterprise products. Knowledge in Symantec enterprise security products is also preferred• Significant experience with Tenable Security Center and Nessus• Significant experience in vulnerability scanning and providing remediation recommendations• Knowledge with Splunk, Metasploit is nice to have• Experience with intrusion prevention devices (IPS) or intrusion detection devices (IDS) both network and host based• Incident response and root cause analysis is nice to have• Experience with security baseline specifications (CIS, USGCB) and Federal government NIST SP 800 series recommended practices• Exceptional analytic and problem solving skills• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking; DNS and Active Directory• Prefer significant and/or advanced knowledge but does not require hands-on knowledge in the following areas:o Securing Windows 7 or newer Microsoft operating systemso Securing Windows Servers including Active Directoryo Securing Microsoft back-end products including SQL server, Exchange server, SharePoint Portal services, ISA, IIS, SCCM, WSUS, etc.• Expertise in Cyber Security with respect to Federal IT security (NIST, FISMA, OMB)Related Work Experience:• Experience working with ticketing systems and help desk tools• Excellent ability to work independently with minimal supervision• Excellent ability to work in a remote team environment a must• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Excellent people skills are requiredAdditional InformationVeredus, A Hays Company is the leader in IT staffing and recruitment. With our local market knowledge and global reach, we better understand your specific needs and find you the perfect person or position. Our recruiting experts provide you a personal service to make the right match to help your or your business grow and succeed. We specialize in 22 functional areas of IT, in 20 industry sectors across 30 states, to provide you an expert service. We are an award winning company with total commitment to quality, integrity, and first class service. That's what makes us the trusted partner you can count on. For more information visit www.vereduscorp.com or www.hays-us.com