Cyber Security Project Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cyber Security Project Engineer to support information security and tech operations within an organization that is the force of choice for the development of global infrastructure and delivery of solutions that drive influence operations.

This position is located in Reston, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

• Physical and environmental protection, personnel security, incident handling, and security training and awareness in regard to information security.
• Support the maintenance, deployment, and security posture of deployed infrastructure and technical solutions.
• Working with the ISSM and ISO in monitoring the information system(s) and its environment of operations to include developing and updating the authorization documentation and implementing configuration management across authorization boundaries.
• Assessing security impacts of changes and make recommendations to the ISSM.

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Bachelors in Computer Science or a related field and 14 years or more experience;
  Masters 12 years or more experience.
  
  Note:
  
  Additional years experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience with configuring and tuning hybrid multi-cloud security and compliance tools such as AWS Guard Duty, Azure Defender, or Google Security Command Center.
• Experience generating and managing hybrid multi-cloud security policies, alerts, logging and compliance checks.
• Ability to implement zero-trust security models through least privilege access, segmentations, and continuous verification to manage internal and external threats.
• Experience performing daily security monitoring using cloud logs, alerts, and dashboards with tools like Azure Sentinel, AWS Cloud Watch, and Google Cloud Logging.
• Ability to respond to security incidents, including containment, investigation using SIEM and other security tools, and incident root-cause analysis and remediation with cloud engineers and clients.
• Demonstrated experience conducting rapid forensic review and vulnerability assessments using tools like Rapid 7 and NMAP.
• Ability to apply security and compliance controls based on industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, ISO, CIS and Customer-specific guidelines.
• Familiarity with A&A documentation including control narratives, evidence packages and supporting POA&M remediations.
• Ability to communicate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including clients and partner security offices.

• Experience reviewing cloud system designs for security considerations and guiding engineering and development teams toward secure patterns.
• Ability to add security checks to build pipelines using Git Hub or Git Lab.
• Experience with Python, Power Shell, or cloud functions.
• Working knowledge of EKS/AKS/GKE and native admission controls.
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or Security+.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit  For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working  AA M/F/Vet/Disability