Cyber Engineer

General Summary

Responsible for the design, test, operation, and implementation of secure operating systems, networks, and database products.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential functions)

• Designs, develops, tests, and implements cyber and cryptographic applications, secure operating systems, and database products to find secure solutions for enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks.
• Manages the full range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.
• Performs research and analysis at the deepest levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Designs encryption, penetration testing, and vulnerability analysis solutions of various security technologies.*
• Integrates architectural features into existing infrastructures and designs cyber security architectural artifacts. *
• Provides full assessments of system's security posture.
• Performs security testing to verify cyber security integrity of the system. Designs and recommends mitigations.
• Conducts architectural analysis and relates existing system to future needs and trends.*
• Embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction.
• Develops security policies and procedures to be applied across multiple system architectures.
• Provides technical expertise, guidance, and supervision to more junior team members.
• May interface with external agencies (law enforcement, intelligence/government agencies, etc.).

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Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cyber security, engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 10 or more years of experience in information security, cyber security, or a related field
• US Citizenship required; ability to obtain/maintain SECRET security clearance
• In-depth understanding of cyber security policy and tools, threat mitigation, network topologies, intrusion detection, cryptography/PKI, zero-trust architectures, data traffic, and secured networks
• Ability to develop and integrate cryptographic tools into new and existing virtualized and physical architectures
• Ability to clearly present and communicate technical approaches and findings

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Current Secret or Top Secret clearance
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IASAE I, II, or III certification

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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