Security Engineering Lead

Washington, DC

Job Description: 

XOR Security is currently seeking talented Security Engineering Lead to support an Agency-level enterprise cyber program.  To support this vital mission, XOR staff are on the forefront of providing Advanced CND Operations, and Security Engineering support to include the development of advanced analytics and countermeasures to protect critical assets from hostile adversaries. To support the integrity, security, and resiliency of critical operations, we are seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds in security engineering and systems administration within a mixed environment on premise and in the cloud. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of complexities related to cloud security, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), cloud brokering, and cloud infrastructure implementation.   

Location: 

Washington D.C., USA with onsite requirements.  This is a hybrid role. 

Required Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience.
  • Experience managing hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Microsoft Azure security experience.

Desired Qualifications: 

  • Experience managing a team and leading engineering projects.
  • Experience maintaining Cisco WSA, MS Sentinel, ForeScout, MS Defender, Crowdstrike or similar products.

Minimum 5 Years with:

  • Experience in the design, development, enhancement, and implementation of Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery ecosystems within a Cloud Service Provider ecosystem or onsite cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience in security engineering 
  • Experience assessing cloud security architectures and providing recommendations to improve overall infrastructure security and methods to automate security testing of applications moving through the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Experience troubleshooting production problems related to software applications.
  • Experience researching, testing, building, and coordinating the conversion and/or continuous integration pipelines and toolchains based on client requirements.
  • Experience designing and developing new software products or major enhancements to existing software.
  • Experience addressing problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms.
  • Experience consulting with project teams and end users to identify application requirements.
  • Experience performing feasibility analysis on potential future projects to management. 

 

Job Duties: 

  • Lead the team of security engineers in the maturation of continuous operations to meet the customer’s security objectives.
  • Oversee the daily activities supporting DevSecOps and the on-premises security apparatus’ care and feeding.
  • Strategize the inclusion of additional security tools and processes to further enhance the customer’s security posture.
  • Support the function of cloud-focused security sustainment operations.
  • Share in-depth knowledge of information security, cloud security, systems engineering, big data, or the various sciences related to enterprise technology. 
  • Share in-depth knowledge in information security, cloud security, systems engineering, big data, or the various sciences related to enterprise technology. 
  • Participate in the improvement of agency's overall security posture and mission capabilities with the adoption of cloud computing technologies. 
  • Actively participate in discussions to coordinate and align mission/business objectives and cloud technological capabilities to allow continued technology modernization within the agency. 
  • Participates as needed in all phases of systems security engineering with emphasis on the planning, analysis, security, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases. 
  • Provide support to understand and develop system requirements and technical solutions for cybersecurity engineering based on system architectures.  
  • Support the maturation of agency's enterprise architecture to align with the Commission's information security and risks to the organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals.  
  • Develop alternatives of system designs and/or architectures which consider trade-offs between security requirements, functional/operational requirements and cost  
  • Identify and define the requirements of the overall security of the network.  
  • Plan, engineer, and monitor overall security implementation of network systems.  
  • Support configuring and implementing network security tools.  
  • Test and provide solutions for system weaknesses, threats, security issues.  
  • Research and identify latest suitable technologies and processes that will improve the overall security of the system.  
  • Regularly audit the existing network configuration and provide improvement recommendations.  

Closing Statement: 

XOR Security offers a very competitive benefits package including health insurance coverage from the first day of employment, 401k with a vested company match, vacation and supplemental insurance benefits. 

XOR Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). M/F/D/V. 

Citizenship Clearance Requirement 
Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements - US CITIZENSHIP and PUBLIC TRUST CLEARANCE REQUIRED. 

* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

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Perks/benefits: 401(k) matching Health care Team events

Region: North America
Country: United States
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