Cybersecurity Specialist/ISSO (TS/SCI)
Clifton Park, New York
Kitware
Through a highly competitive and selective hiring process, we’ve cultivated a team of internationally renowned researchers and developers in advanced technical computing.In This Position You Will:
- Maintain on-premises Information Systems in a secure environment.
- Apply software patches manually and with Active Directory to keep OS and applications continually up-to-date and vulnerability-free.
- Administer system user accounts.
- Perform vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and penetration testing.
- Work closely with Security, IT, Compliance, and Development teams.
- Investigate and respond to security events.
- Assist with auditing of organizational IT assets.
- Perform remediation associated with the detection of vulnerabilities and incidents.
- Maintain documentation.
- Support certification tasks for various IT systems.
- Research new security technology.
- Assist end-users when they need to install or learn about new products and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree requirement.
- A minimum of 1 year of related work experience.
- Experience building and maintaining hardened systems with SCAP, STIGs, and Active Directory.
- Minimum active clearance required to start: TS/SCI.
- Willing to consent to a CI-polygraph for clearance.
- Willing to get CompTIA Security+ certification or better (active certification preferred).
- Due to contractual requirements, this position requires US Citizenship.
Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™.
Additional Information:Our team members enjoy a small company environment, flexibility in work assignments, and high levels of independence and responsibility. Besides a great work environment, our comprehensive benefits package includes a competitive compensation plan, tuition reimbursement program, flexible working hours, six weeks paid time off, 401(k), health insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, bonus plan, and free coffee, drinks, and snacks.
Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
To be in compliance with the requirements for federal government contractors, all Kitware new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date. Kitware will consider exceptions for religious and medical reasons, where appropriate. “Fully vaccinated” means you must have both doses of a 2-dose vaccine and two weeks have elapsed since the second dose, or have received 1 dose of a 1-dose vaccine and two weeks have elapsed since the dose. Proof of your vaccination status in the form of a copy of a CDC vaccine card, or notice of approval of a religious or medical exemption by Kitware human resources, must be submitted prior to your start date.
Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees.
If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at hr@kitware.com at any time during the hiring process.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Active Directory Audits Clearance Clearance Required Compliance CompTIA Computer Science Incident response Intrusion detection Pentesting Polygraph SCAP STIGs TS/SCI Vulnerabilities Vulnerability management
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