Cyber Engineer Specialist (JAPOC0017)

Location: SE Washington, D.C.

Salary: TBD

Seeking a Cybersecurity team member to work in a challenging and dynamic environment that combines technical security engineering talent with business consulting skills to deliver high-value client IT security solutions. As a Cyber Engineering Specialist, the candidate will participate in the application, system, and/or infrastructure implementation of defined information security solutions for high-visibility government engagements. Candidates will possess hands-on experience in the system development life cycle, designing, developing, configuring, deploying, and/or troubleshooting major software applications and databases; demonstrate knowledge of the SDLC process, configuration management, and software versioning; demonstrate experience deploying and configuring a variety of hardware, software, and security products. Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and comfort in conducting security-oriented assessments, conflict resolution and a proven ability to collaborate with team leads and clients to appropriately translate functional needs into technical security requirements.

General Skills:

Experience as a leader of an application, network, system, and/or infrastructure engineering team
Possession of excellent oral communications skills and experience briefing senior level clients on technical, functional, and operational issues
Possession of excellent written communications skills and experience authoring network, system, and/or infrastructure documentation and client-ready deliverables
Experience developing client-ready technical system documentation (i.e. SRD, SDD, SSP, DTP)
Experience leading tasks, directing matrixed teams, & providing thought leadership to diverse teams
Able to conduct system, network, and/or infrastructure evaluations to determine alignment with functional and security requirements
Experience validating system, network, and/or infrastructure components to ensure that the appropriate security profile is maintained
Knowledge of major System Security Engineering Processes

Security Skills:

DOD 8570.1-approved certificate (Sec+, CISSP, CISM/CISA, CEH, etc.)
Experience configuring various system components, software tools, applications
Experience with Federal security standards (FISMA/NIST, DHS 4300) assessment, implementation, processes, and procedures
Experience working throughout the System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (requirements, design, development, testing, implementation,…)
Experience with security design and engineering aspects of software application development, including access control, identity management, auditing, and software component partitioning
Experience supporting government certification and accreditation (C&A) activities
Experience in defining and enforcing information security policy
Knowledge of “defense-in-depth” and other information security/assurance principles and associated supporting technologies
Experience working with data center hosting environments and managed service providers

Technical Experience:

Experience with designing, configuring, or maintaining security postures of Federal information systems or similarly regulated system environments
Experience designing, implementing, and assessing security controls
Experience in security process, procedure, and technical implementation

Additional Qualifications: (Qualifications that are desired, but not required; a “nice to have.”)
Vendor or industry certificates, including Cisco, Microsoft, or Sun certificates
Experience with security Cloud Computing environments and/or technologies
Experience with securing Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and/or web services
Experience with securing social networking and/or Web 2.0 implementation and securing
Experience with enterprise Single Sign-on implementation and integration

Education and Work Experience:

BS in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
8+ years of system, network, and/or infrastructure implementation, integration and deployment experience
4+ years of software application development, or testing using a major development platform
Graduate Certificate in Computer Science or other IT related discipline
1+ years of system, software, network, and/or infrastructure security experience (i.e. system hardening, network device configuration, high availability, etc.)
1+ years of application, system, network, and/or infrastructure security integration

To apply send resume to Norris@FlexSR.com

Attn C Engr (JAPOC0017)