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Please note that this is a 11 months contract position.
Job Responsibilities:
• Determines security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; researching information security standards; conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments; studying architecture/platform; identifying integration issues; preparing cost estimates.
• Implements security systems by specifying intrusion detection methodologies and equipment.
• Directing equipment and software installation and calibration.
• Preparing preventive and reactive measures; creating, transmitting, and maintaining keys; providing technical support; completing documentation.
• Verifies security systems by developing and implementing test scripts.
• Maintains security by monitoring and ensuring compliance to standards, policies, and procedures; conducting incident response analyses; developing and conducting training programs.
• Responsible for the design, development, implementation, and integration of a DoD IA architectures, systems, or system components for use within computing, network, and enclave environments.
• Ensure that the architecture and design of development and operational systems are functional and secure.
• This include designs for program of record systems and special purpose processing nodes with platform IT interconnectivity.
Skills:
• Significant experience with classes of vulnerabilities, appropriate remediation, and industry standard classification schemes (CVE, CVSS, CPE).
• Significant, demonstrated knowledge regarding security vulnerabilities, application analysis, and protocol analysis.
• Experience devising methods to automate testing activities and streamline testing processes.
• Knowledge of methods for on-going evaluation of the effectiveness and applicability of information security controls (e.g., vulnerability testing, and assessment tools).
• Significant experience with Linux and Windows operating systems. Practiced experience with common programming or scripting languages. Exploit development experience a plus.
• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, electronic equipment and computer hardware and software.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, government regulations, agency rules and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of patching programs of major hardware/software manufacturers. Knowledge of secure configuration and hardening of systems.
Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in computer programming or relevant field required.
• Experience defining, deploying, and managing security in AWS EC2 required.
• Experience defining, deploying, and managing security in VMWare Cloud (VMC) preferred.
• Current CEH, GPEN, CISSP, and GCIA certifications preferred.
• Experience with SIEM (i.e. Arcsight, QRadar) Sourcefire, FireEye, Snort or an equivalent tool required.
• 5-7 years’ experience required.
Applicants must provide their phone number. Reference job number A507.
