Network Security Engineer - TS​/SCI Polygraph

Position: Network Security Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills: Industrial Control System, Risk Assessments, Splunk Enterprise Security, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Certifications: None

Experience: 8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Security Engineer supporting customer activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As a Network Security Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Network Engineer joining our highly skilled team to be a premier provider of cyber security services to the customer.

HOW A NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Communicate with team leaders and senior leadership, assess changes, and rapidly change direction in support of new and/or changing program requirements.
• Identify risks to the critical infrastructure of the customer to protect against cyber threats from foreign states, hackers, and internal sources.
• Utilize operations technology knowledge to integrate cybersecurity tools to identify, detect, protect, respond, and recover from cybersecurity events.
• Serve as a customer facing expert in intrusion detection and prevention systems, network detection and response, packet capture, and/or other tools, supporting them to achieve success with the technology for their overall cybersecurity efforts.
• Collaborate with project teams on their network architecture, sensor placement, and planning activities for the deployment of new technology.
• Analyze and help maintain a process to coordinate improvements to the cyber security of critical infrastructure in a collaborative process with critical infrastructure owners to determine if current cyber security requirements are sufficient given current and projected risks.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education
  :
  Bachelors (Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or closely related discipline)
• Required Experience
  : 8+ yrs
• Required Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  
• Demonstrated experience working in Network Defense, Network Security Architecture, and Networking Technology (various devices and vendors)
• Experience designing to a broad range of policy, standards and common risk management methodologies - for example, NIST, ISO 27001/27002, PCI/DSS, COBIT, ITIL, ISO 2000, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with Splunk, SIEM, and network data analytics
• Knowledge of IT and OT protocols, IP networks, OSI model, and other protocols utilized by the customer
• Possess good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, strong technical and analytical abilities, and strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to identify new technologies, assess their technical and performance characteristics, as well as utilize proficiency in risk assessment methodologies
• Ability to create complex system designs, resolve engineering problems, and propose preventive strategies.
• Ability to write technical documents addressing complex, sensitive issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze Information System (IS) test results and suggest compensating controls for meeting IS security requirements
• Desired
  
  Qualifications:
  
  
• Linux (command line) experience (minimum of intermediate skill/experience), CENTOS, scripting languages (python, shell, etc.)
• On-premises and Cloud software solutions for enterprise
• Security Clearance Level
  : TS/SCI with active polygraph
• Desired
  
  Certifications:
  
  
• Cyber security certification in one or more of the following: CISSP, CCNP, CCSP
• Location
  :
  Herndon, VA - customer site

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 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-edg…