Cyber Engineer

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At Avint, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, Avint is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Engineer for the Reston, VA area.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform data validation, analysis, warehousing, and data mining.
• Work with architects, integration engineers, and developers to design solutions and improve data quality, security, and compliance or extend current capabilities and offerings to customers.
• Work closely with management support teams and operations teams to establish and document requirements to complete implementation and configuration tasks.
• Assess system designs to validate them against expected technical parameters.
• Create solutions to improve data quality, security, and compliance or extend current capabilities and offerings to customers.
• Identify, analyze, define, and coordinate user, customer, and stakeholder needs and translates them into enterprise hardware and software requirements.
• Identify and manage solution dependencies with other systems and elements of the enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Perform functional, requirements and product analysis, assist to establish interface definitions and translate customer needs into hardware and software requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed installation documentation and SOPs as required.
• Ability to troubleshoot broad-ranging issues (operating systems, network, firewall, COTS products, access and authentication issues).
• Provide tool operations and maintenance support, Tier 3 customer support, and act as the subject matter expert.
• Provide Tier 3 support to customers and act as the subject matter expert.
• Provide mentoring and support to other engineers.
• Provide expertise of Security Incident Event Management (SIEM) technologies beyond being a user of the technology.
• Provide expertise of Secure Web Gateway (SWG) technologies beyond being a user of the technology.
• Keep abreast of emerging cybersecurity technologies and provide consultancy to cybersecurity management regarding them.
• Lead technical program in evaluating, selecting, designing, and implementing cybersecurity technologies and systems to support the DOI Enterprise.
• Performs administration and engineering tasks for Cyber Security tools including, but not limited to: firewalls, Host and Network Intrusion Detection/Prevention, SIEM tools, and Anti-Malware solutions.
• Performs research on new features, versions, and vendor bug fixes to ensure all tools and solutions function in a reliable and secure fashion on all related Cyber Programs.
• Directs security engineering projects and leads team of security engineers.
• Oversees troubleshooting of client security tools and solutions, and advises clients of impacts to their risk.
• Oversees tuning and configuration changes in coordination with change management and analyst stakeholders.

Requirements

Technical Qualifications:

• Experience with 3rd party tool integration using APIs and Database connections
• Ability to troubleshoot wide-ranging issues that cross team boundaries (OS, hardware, network, storage, firewall, COTS layers, customer access/authentication)
• In-depth experience with integrated security system architecture using general IT security concepts, network security and monitoring practices/methodologies
• Experience presenting material to senior management level and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Applicable Vendor Certified Administration certification is a plus
• Security+ and/or equivalent related IT Certification is a minimum requirement
• Effective communications skills, both oral and written
• Experience leading technical discussions with internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Experience in one or more scripting or programming language: Python, Java, UNIX shell, PowerShell
• Experience and use of the key technologies relevant to API and application configuration or integration including SSL, DHCP, Active Directory, LDAP, JDBC, ODBC
• Understanding of networking technologies including LAN/WAN, wireless, and VPN.
• Understanding of security design, network security architecture, network topology, and understanding of TCP/IP protocols; OSI model and cryptography
• Experience with AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud, or Cloud implementations and environments
• Extensive experience analyzing information technology and system risk in complex environments and articulating results (verbal/reports) to all levels of management
• Ability to research and address information security issues as required as an authority on the subject
• Gather requirements, evaluate different solutions against requirements, evaluate in a test/lab environment, and provide recommendation of technology to DOI management
• Gather requirements and design cybersecurity solutions by either open-source software or integration of various market leading commercial technologies.
• Implement cybersecurity solutions post design approval. Create deployment program plans; deploy the solution in a phased approach, and fine tuning of the solution post deployment.
• Provide expert consultancy on Security Engineering practices and market leading security solutions to meet evolving cybersecurity Threats.
• Evolve and transition existing cybersecurity solutions to the next generation solutions
• Evaluate next generation technology and provide recommendation on any needed transition.
• Assist in the transition of the operational Secure Web Gateway function to the next generation technology while keeping the systems in operations until full transition.
• Ensure a smooth and efficient migration process for a low to no impact to user experience
• Operate and maintain the existing Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway infrastructure by ongoing fine tuning and performing all operational and maintenance functions to protect DOI internet users and enforce agency policies.
• Develop system concepts and work on the capabilities phases of the systems development lifecycle. They will ensure information and system security, based on best practices, and Federal laws and regulations is designed and integrated into systems, processes and procedures.
• Understanding and use of Microsoft SQL database, database definition, procedures, and advanced SQL is a plus

Basic Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills to enable effective troubleshooting
• 7-10 years of experience in Information Technology
• 5-8 years of hands-on experience with the design and implementation of cyber security tools
• Experience leading technical discussions with internal and external customers
• Strong background in governance, FISMA reporting, NIST framework
• Individual contributor, mentor to junior level engineering staff
• Performs tasks with increasing levels of difficulty with minimal oversight from others
• Demonstrates strong communication skills, oral, and written
• Actively participates in working sessions to exchange ideas and develop solutions
• Serves as an Avint Ambassador
• Always embodies Avint’s core values
• Substitution of Experience for Education: 9 -12 years of total experience satisfies the minimum educational/degree requirement of a Master’s degree
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Each year of completed master’s degree-level coursework equates to one (1) year of experience; each year of completed PhD coursework equates to one (1) year of experience

Benefits

Joining Avint is a win-win proposition! You will feel the personal touch of a small business and receive BIG business benefits. From competitive salaries, full health, and generous PTO and Federal Holidays. Additionally, we encourage every Avint employee to further their professional development. To assist you in achieving your goals, we offer reimbursement for courses, exams, and tuition. Interested in a class, conference, program, or degree? Avint will invest in YOU and your professional development!

Avint is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.