Cybersecurity Specialist
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Job description
Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Cybersecurity Specialist at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government., * Provides technical expertise in developing, implementing, and maintaining robust cybersecurity solutions to meet system-wide information security requirements.
- Supports certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation by reviewing content for completeness and compliance and applying system security engineering expertise across areas such as system security design, risk management, cross-domain solutions, encryption, and intrusion detection.
- Performs system installation, configuration maintenance, account management, patching, signature maintenance, and troubleshooting for Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Network Defense (CND) systems.
- Establishes and satisfies information security requirements based on user needs, policies, regulations, and resource demands, while providing leadership and guidance to junior staff.
- Coordinates with senior representatives from customer organizations to address program goals, milestones, resources, and risks.
- Applies subject matter expertise to both common user information systems and specialized security systems, including classified networks.
- Ensures compliance with cybersecurity principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability, non-repudiation, and access control) and performs incident handling, security testing, auditing, and contingency planning.
- Provides work oversight to ensure accuracy, adherence to deadlines, and the successful management of multiple tasks.
Requirements
Cybersecurity Operations,Information Assurance,Information System Security
Experience:
5 + years of related experience, * Education : Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Experience : 5-6 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity or information systems security.
- Clearance : Active TS clearance (SCI eligibility preferred)
Benefits & conditions
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.
#DefendTheIndoPacific
The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
