Sr. Systems Engineer

Sr. Systems Engineer

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Sr. Systems Engineer

Location: Washington, D.C.

Supporting: OMB - Office of Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the President of the United States

Terms: Contract to Hire

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Performing security reviews of all application code before deploying to the production environment and provided the results of the review to the MAX.gov ISSO
• Monitoring existing COTS products and Open Source tools and products for new security vulnerabilities or patches
• Assessing risks from identified security vulnerabilities and providing expert recommendations on mitigations
• Reviewing software and hardware architectures for security implementations, assessing and reporting risks of these designs
• Daily monitoring of systems for active attacks and break-ins, ensuring reporting and tuning these monitoring systems
• User profiling and analysis, reporting and active defense using Fortinet and OSS technologies
• Monitoring and tuning system configurations to improve performance and address errors
• Supporting development teams in implementing application-specific monitoring for availability and functionality
• Ensuring monitoring and defense against APTs
• Fortinet WAF and firewall administration and maintenance
• Cleaning up data spills and attending briefings on current security threats
• Managing Blue and Red team assessments, running practice scenarios
• Review and add defense in-depth techniques to exist security profiles

Required Skills:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant security and technical experience
• Independent problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity, and a clear appreciation of end-customer needs
• Demonstrated ability with advanced code assessment tools and reviewing their results for both dynamic and static scans (OWASP, SANS, CIS, etc)
• Working knowledge of web protocols (including lower layers, packet disassembly, routing, switching), ability to perform diagnostics, and knowledge of security best practices
• Experience with compliance controls and security hardening for a US Government computer system at the FISMA Moderate or High levels.
• Advanced automation skills in bash shell scripting, python, curl, etc
• Must have experience with information gathering and information monitoring, working knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Ability to create system documentation for ongoing system management
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and skills
• Must be skilled at planning and organizing
• Must be adept at prioritizing, problem assessment and problem-solving
• Must demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy
• Must have a strong customer service orientation
• Must be flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work directly with clients at all levels of an organization, including high-level internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Skills:

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification
• Troubleshooting, debugging, and diagnostic skills in a complex IT environment
• Familiarity with at least one Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) mechanism.
• System administration experience building, configuring, assessing Windows/RHEL/Ubuntu/Containers
• Working knowledge of various security-focused enterprise toolsets
• Experience with programming in some combination of Java/Perl/PHP/C/C/go/Ruby/Python
• Experience with COTS product installation, integration & support
• Experience with CSS and graphing libraries
• Fortinet Firewall Administration and maintenance
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment, preferably as a team lead or scrum master
• Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word, and other MS Office applications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience may be substituted in the absence of a degree.

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