Information Security Engineer

All Paragon employees must meet the requirements set forth in Executive Order 14042 and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Guidance requiring all covered contractor personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or qualify for an exemption.

Paragon Cyber Solutions has immediate and future openings for those ready for an exciting and dynamic career as a Cybersecurity Engineer while supporting critical global operations.

Support this critical mission providing a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure directly supporting joint warfighters and national level leaders across the full spectrum of military operations.

Our ideal candidate will provide a complete and thorough risk assessment analysis of IT and IS to ensure systems and networks maintain the appropriate level of confidentiality, integrity, and availability based on security regulations and directives.

Clearance

Active TS/SCI Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

• Conduct network audits, assess results, and provide recommended corrective actions.

• Perform risk and vulnerability assessments for engineered networks and systems on the SIE.
• Ensure engineering tasks and solutions comply with accreditation, certification and connection standards.
• Engineer and analyze solutions for vulnerability and risk assessment to ensure solutions are in compliance with security standards and measures.
• Coordinate with subordinate, adjacent, supporting, and senior organizations and agencies to support the resolution of security issues, accreditation and connection approvals, and engineering requests.
• Provide Assessment and Authorization support; engineer solutions to ensure they include sound network security and design; provide project management support services.
• Review, analyze, and document the security requirements of applications, systems, and networks across their life cycles.

Requirements

Mandatory:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in an information security role.
• Knowledge and experience with DOD IA processes and policies (e.g., CJCSM 6510.01, Incident Response and other IA policies).
• Working knowledge of the DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS).
• DOD 8570 IA Workforce, Systems Architecture and Engineering (IASAE) Level III.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401K w/ employer matching)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)