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# Cybersecurity Engineer 3 - IPS / SNORT

- **Company:** Wits Solutions Inc
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Packet Analyzer, Snort (Software), SC Clearance, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usa39f04f8877537f012d6809b4ca3fc7a

## About the Role

* Active Top Secret

Education/ Certification Mandatory:

 * Trellix IPS Manager and Check Point Threat Prevention Specialist (CTPS); DCWF 521 and 441 (Intermediate).

Work Experience Mandatory:

 * Seven years of relevant IT experience, including four years creating customized SNORT signatures; Secret clearance; IT-I / T5 at proposal submission.

Education/Certifications Nice To Have:

 * Packet analysis, rule testing, false-positive reduction and security incident support.

Work Experience Nice To Have:

 * DoD network intrusion detection / prevention, signature tuning and threat intelligence.

## Description

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified Small Disadvantaged Business with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers. At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.