Vulnerability Remediation Specialist 3 - Annapolis Junction, MD

Overview

Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world's most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained-enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

Seeking a Vulnerability Remediation Specialist that is able to work with a dynamic team of system engineers and administrators responsible for design, implementation, operations & maintenance, and cybersecurity for large complex resilient hardware and virtualized infrastructure. This position will support Cybersecurity / Information Assurance for all customer managed systems, applications, and hardware.

Responsibilities

What you'll do:

• Manage and independently detect, prioritize, and remediate identified vulnerabilities across applications, endpoints, databases, networking devices, and mobile, cloud and third-party assets.
• Administer software deployment tools such as SCCM, PDQ, Group Policy, PowerShell scripts, etc. to deploy software/patches and apply configuration changes necessary to remediate vulnerabilities.
• Support and monitor patch management compliance across the infrastructure to align to audit requirements.
• Deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain end point client health to ensure patching compliance.
• Apply DISA STIGs for Operating Systems and applications and remediate compliance variances.
• Leverage vulnerability database sources to understand weaknesses and their probability and remediation options, including vendor-supplied fixes and workarounds.
• Actively collaborate with ISSO to develop, maintain, and enhance cyber security controls.
• Collaborate with security groups such as red teams, threat intelligence and risk. management to form a holistic team dedicated to thwarting attackers and reducing attack surface.
• Assist multiple teams on the implementation of configuration management for security hardening.
• Work as a team to consistently learn and share advanced skills and foster team excellence.
• Participate in the weekly vulnerability remediation planning meetings.

Qualifications

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; active TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance REQUIRED.

Position / Candidate Requirements

• Education and experience:
  • 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a Related Engineering/IT Discipline.
  • 7+ year of experience with Associates Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a Related Engineering/IT Discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience with High School Diploma.
• Possess an understanding of NIST 800-53 Security Controls and how they are used to harden computers, databases, and network devices.
• DoD 8750 IAT Level-II Certification (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP).
• Possess an understanding of Group Policy Objects and how they are implemented and used to harden computers.
• Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio Skills.

Travel:

• Ability to travel internationally up to 15% of the time.

What we offer:

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Pay Range: $104,080 - $156,120

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.