Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats., At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cyber Security Project Engineer

you will help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with supporting the customer, you will be trusted to solve complex IT issues while delivering outstanding customer service.

Protect the safety and security of our nation as a Cyber Security Project Engineer and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity. You’ll apply the latest technology and provide operational support to deliver actionable intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Here, your work will have meaning and impact as you deliver your best every day., * 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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• 8+ years of related experience
• US Citizenship required
• Location: McLean VA, On-Site at customer location
• Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated experience with the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process.
• Demonstrated experience writing all documents required by the A&A process, such as SSPs.
• Demonstrated experience with all control gates in the A&A process.
• Demonstrated experience successfully obtaining full ATOs for numerous previous projects.
• Demonstrated experience participating in project review meetings and providing technical security guidance when necessary.
• Demonstrated experience creating and updating documentation for current and proposed security architectures
• Demonstrated hands-on experience documenting and implementing NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Demonstrated experience with A&A security tools
• Demonstrated experience with outputs from security assessment tools and the ability to understand and coordinate assessment of findings.
• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure or application-level vulnerability assessments, or penetration testing.
• Demonstrated experience managing vulnerability solutions and processes.
• Demonstrated experience auditing using third party and open source tools while following common security frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience with security principles and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience with security monitoring and logs review.
• Demonstrated experience managing the remediation of discovered threats.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated experience providing malicious code detection, intrusion detection and cyber security tool development and integration.
• Demonstrated experience hardening and monitoring systems to prevent virus, malware, and malicious code intrusion.
• Demonstrated experience exhibiting effective organizational, writing, communications and briefing skills.
• Demonstrated experience with information systems architecture, utilizing security control design and development.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with the Sponsor’s approach to encrypting sensitive data.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with security stakeholders such as development teams and Sponsor cloud providers.
• Certification as a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
• Certification as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)., 8 + years of related experience
• may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

(part of General Dynamics) 3.73.7 out of 5 stars McLean, VA $162,037 - $219,227 a year, Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k) matching
• Paid holidays
• Internal mobility program, The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. 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.

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