Security Engineer

Chartis Federal is a systems engineering and integration firm that specializes in mission-critical IT and communications for law enforcement, homeland security, and defense. We have served as the prime contractor for over $150M of task order awards, and today have more than 80 staff in 17 states providing services and solutions across the globe. With year-over-year growth, Chartis has been a member of the Washington Technology FAST 50 two times and ranked on the Inc. 5000 five consecutive years. Our mission is to keep America’s heroes safe and connected – on the battlefield, on the border, and in our backyards. 
Chartis Federal is hiring a Security Engineer to support a federal customer located in Ashburn, VA. Two to three days will be working on site in the Ashburn facility and the other days will be remote.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security vulnerabilities with Tenable Nessus. Candidate should have significant experience with creating policies, scans, and troubleshooting Nessus issues.
• Ensure that systems comply with DISA Security and Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). Provide step-by-step guidance to operations & maintenance on how to harden systems to meet compliance.
• Candidate must be able to provide security expertise during weekly status updates, executive briefings, or presentations.
• Candidate must have significant experience with using Microsoft Excel.
• Research, troubleshoot, and solve various technical networking problems.
• Candidate must be able to review and generate technical process guides. Author technical whitepapers and CONOPS.
• Candidate must have experience with troubleshooting issues in existing IP networks. Should be very comfortable with using Wireshark and Nmap.
• Candidate must have experience developing Python and/or PowerShell scripts to analyze trends & automate tasks.
• Candidate should have experience with Identity, Credential, and Access Management.
• Conduct security testing of new equipment in the lab as necessary, following existing security methodology.   
• Analyze the security of mobile applications and ensure they comply with federal guidelines & industry best practices. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, mathematics, or computer science is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Must have Tier 4 Secret Clearance / Top Secret required to convert to DHS Tier 4 Background Investigation
• CISSP, CISA, or CCSP certifications are desired.
• 5+ years’ experience in information security and networking, supporting medium-to-large size networks made up of diverse assets.
• Security compliance and networking experience.
• Security risk assessment & remediation experience.
• Python or other scripting languages. Ability to script and code is highly desired. Also, able to manipulate data in Excel.
• Experience with Juniper or Cisco firewalls.
• Experience analyzing data from tools such as Splunk, SolarWinds, Device42 or other log and IP Asset Management tools.

Chartis is an equal opportunity employer and employs qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other classification proscribed under applicable law. We participate in E-Verify.