Tenable Information Security Engineer

At phia, we hire talented and passionate people who are focused on collaborative, meaningful work, providing technical and operational subject matter expertise and support services to our partners and clients. We are currently seeking a senior level Information Security Engineer who understands Tenable and its various components. While having experience with implementing the Tenable solution key, this job also requires full-time hands-on administration of the Tenable system as well. This position is primarily remote, with occasional work or travel to a customer location in Washington, DC.

What You'll Do

• Maintain, optimizing, and troubleshoot the Tenable solution currently deployed in a UNIX environment, including Tenable.sc, Tenable.io, NNM, LCE, Nessus Manager, Agents, and Scanner
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Nessus agents in an enterprise environment, including the application of best practices for schedules and integration with Tenable.sc
• Support upgrades of Tenable.sc, Nessus Manager, Nessus scanners, LCE, and PVS
• Perform security compliance and vulnerability assessments specifically developing and applying STIG or CIS baselines for various operating systems, including Windows or RHEL and CentOS
• Configure authentication methods, including PIV, SAML and LDAP, and development of role-based access controls (RBAC)
• Perform enterprise-wide networking scanning, agent scan, container, including a credential scan of UNIX, Windows, Network devices, and VMware
• Provide design and architectural guidance for tool capabilities during technical stakeholder meetings
• Prepare and maintain solution documentation, including security, configuration, and CONOPS

Requirements

Education + Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, or a related field
• Eight (8) years of relevant work experience in the area of information/cyber security engineering or security operation
• Experience in the design and implementation of enterprise-wide security controls to secure systems, applications, network, or infrastructure services
• Hands-on experience with security tools and devices such as network firewalls, web proxy, intrusion prevention system, vulnerability scanner, and penetration testing tools.

• Expertise in securing enterprise web applications and familiarity with OWASP Top 1
• Demonstrated understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts and DNS, including hands-on experience in using packet analysis tools such as Wireshark or tcpdump.
• Experience with public cloud services providers such as Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong familiarity with Federal compliance standards such as NIST 800-53, FIPS, FedRAMP.

Desired

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, or a related field.

• Experience with using Tenable APIs, integrating tenable products and automating daily activities
• Experience with creating dynamic asset, dashboards, and reports
• Experience with administering Windows and UNIX in an enterprise environment
• Experience with using security tools and technologies, including Domain Naming Service (DNS), Active Directory (AD), Windows PowerShell, Windows credential stores, Microsoft Certificate Authority, Python, REST, JSON, SOAP, Shell Scripting, TCP stack, and Wireshark

Desired Certifications

• SANS GIAC (Administration, Software, Forensics, or GSE Expert) or ISC2 CISSP Certification
• Or any security systems vendor administration-level certifications

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with securing cloud-based systems
• Knowledge of NIST 800 Series Instruction/CNSS Directives/Information Assurance regulations
• Knowledge of SDN/SDP and hybrid architectures
• Ability to describe the differences between, and develop, various TIC 3.0 documentation
• Ability to communicate complex and technical concepts clearly
• Ability to compellingly justify security architecture decisions and direction to align others to a common vision

Security Clearance

• This requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for Public Trust

Who You Are

• A proactive problem solver that appreciates the challenges of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Intellectually curious with a genuine desire to learn and advance your career.
• An effective communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Customer service oriented and mission focused.
• Critical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.

If your experience and qualifications aren’t a match for this position, you will remain in our database for consideration for future opportunities that may be a better fit.

IMPORTANT: This position is subject to Executive Order 14042 and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Guidance requiring covered employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination prior to commencing employment. Prospective or new employees who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief may request a reasonable accommodation. This request must be approved prior to the start of employment to the extent a reasonable accommodation is available that does not pose an undue hardship on phia or a direct threat to the candidate or phia’s employees.

Benefits

Who We Are

phia LLC ("phia") is a Northern Virginia based, 8a certified small business established in 2011 with focus in Cyber Intelligence, Cyber Security/Defense, Intrusion Analysis & Incident Response, Cyber Architecture & Capability Analysis, Cyber Policy & Strategy, and Information Assurance/Security. we proudly support various agencies and offices within the Department of Defense (DoD), Federal government, and private/commercial entities.

phia values work-life balance and offers the following benefits to full-time employees:

• Comprehensive medical insurance to include dental and vision
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Tuition and Professional Development Assistance
• Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)

phia does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.