Available Positions
Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Security Engineer IV), 
Location: Houston,TX 
Job Type: Contract or Contract to Hire or Fulltime
High Level Responsibilities:
  • Assesses DoD Information Systems against the RMF security controls (IAW) Department of Defense (DoD) Instructions 8500.01 and 8510.01, NIST SP 800-37, 800-53, and 800-53A, Army Regulation 25-1 and 25‐2, US Army Best Business Practices (BBPs) and applicable NETCOM Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs).
  • Effectively performs interviews of technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as well as non-technical management personnel to ascertain the security posture of an IT system
  • Identifies mitigating factors for identified risks and proposes additional mitigation strategies for identified vulnerabilities
  • Evaluates a wide array of IT devices for Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance using ACAS/ Nessus, SCAP Compliance Checker, and manual checklist reviews.  This includes Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Linux servers and desktops, routers, switches, firewalls, IDS, etc. 
  • Submit findings input into the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Services (eMASS) system or other Army approved tracking database
Qualifications
 
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field with at least seven (7) years of related experience in the fields of security engineering, cyber security, or information assurance; two (2) years of hands-on SCA-V experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
  • Current Information Assurance (IA) certification (required at performance start date): DoD 8570 IAM Level II (CAP, CISSP (or Associate), CASP CE, CISM, GSLC), or higher
  • Current Computing Environment (CE) certification (required at performance start date): MCITP, MCSE, MCP, CCNA-Securitym CEH, etc
  • Clearance (required at performance start date): active Secret clearance with valid SSBI/Tier 5 Background Investigation
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%, depending on site validation schedule.
  • Experience with eMASS and a strong understanding of the CNSSI 1253 CCIs
  • Experience with Security Content Default Protocols (SCAP) Compliance Checker (SCC), NESSUS (ACAS), Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) scanners (that is, tools utilized to meet DoD Security Configuration Compliance Validation
  • Travel required 50-75% to conduct assessments
Preferred Education and Experience:
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  • CISSP and CCSP preferred
  • Army-approved Network Operating Systems such as Microsoft Server Active Directory, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
  • Army-approved Client Operating Systems such as Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 10 and non- Microsoft Client Operating Systems, and their use in a Microsoft Active Directory Environment
  • Army-approved patching utilities such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)/Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), or any other DoD patching tools that will be used to implement Security Remediation Compliance
  • Army-approved network and boundary defense mechanisms such as routers, switches, firewalls and intrusion detection/intrusion prevention systems such as those made by Cisco, Juniper, or other network and boundary defense equipment and software vendors
  • Army-approved Virtual Private Network (VPN) hardware- and software-based systems
  • Army-approved Proxy Server such as Bluecoat Proxy
  • Army-approved Data at Rest applications such as Microsoft BitLocker, or Microsoft EFS
  • Army-approved mobile devices, such as laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and handheld smart devices such as Blackberry-like devices
  • Army Common Access Card (CAC)/Public Key Infrastructure and alternate smart-card requirements
  • Wireless tools, technology, and Wireless Intrusion Detection requirements and tools (Flying Squirrel)
  • RMF (or RMF) requirements for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and Host-Based Security
  • System (HBSS) Video Teleconference (VTC) equipment
  • Army-approved email solutions such as Microsoft Exchange
  • Any other Army approved tools or technology that would be found on most ICANs.
 

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