Cybersecurity Engineer - TSSCI w/ Poly

Insight Global is seeking a dedicated Cybersecurity Engineer to support a federal customer. Responsibilities include serving as information security specialist, reviewing all software, hardware, and infrastructure changes on the contracts, following the risk management framework process to support system accreditation, continuous monitoring, security mitigation; maintain security documentation, and other tasks as necessary. Additionally, candidate will be integral to development of new cyber monitoring, cyber hardening, and cyber response plan for large program with multiple applications. As an engineer on the program, candidate will be responsible for researching, designing, testing, and implementing cyber security features that meet new and demanding environments. Reviewing Audit logs and creating mitigation and corrective action plans.

Using forensic tools for attack reconstructions, determine how to correct vulnerabilities.

Working with development teams to create, maintain, and monitor data connections, NPE security certificates, firewall connection requests.

Applying cloud, network, and security best practices to ensure that all requests meet the application goals while minimizing security risk.

Continually implement and improve DevSecOps process maintained in Linux/Cloud based development environment.

Applying best practices and processes to capture, refine, and assist in the prioritization of requirements based on risk, engineering principles, and mission requirements.

Architect security infrastructure as needed to protect against cyber attacks. Providing enhanced security architectures, development tools, and information systems to facilitate secure missions.

Information System Owners (ISOs) guidance, requirements understanding, and options to support technical security engineering.

Capability based security analysis of system security architectures, identifies vulnerabilities, and provides suggested mitigation alternatives.

Participates in design, development, and implementation of information systems to ensure these systems are in compliance with required security features and safeguards.

Security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.

Evaluates scan results and works with system developers and system administrators to eliminate or mitigate findings.

Generates certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation and artifacts (ie. System Security Plans, Network Interface Planning Documents, etc.) for import / upload to the SNOW tool.

Proposes categorization of information systems based on types of information processed, in conjunction with DAO Representatives and ISOs.

Coordinates with appropriate Security Control Assessors (SCAs) early in engineering design phase for ongoing coordination, understating in development and application of security controls, and security tradeoffs and other decisions.

An active TS/SCI clearance with Poly

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, systems engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, or related field

5+ years of relevant experience (or 7 + years without related degree)

Understanding of engineering in development and operational environment

Understanding of IA principle and organizational requirements

Experience with DOD/IC System Security control requirements

Understanding of information security systems engineering principles and IT security technologies (e.g. firewalls, encryption, proxies)