CyberSecurity Engineer

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer (Cyber) with DevSecOps experience to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities. We have an immediate need for a Prin. Cyber Security Engineer to act as the Cyber/Information Assurance SME to support the design, development, and deployment of enterprise capability.

Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborating with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements and developing user stories
• Eliminating impediments and actively addressing issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving organizational objectives
• Escalating as needed when blocking issues are beyond a team's authority or require support from other teams
• Fostering a collaborative team environment through coaching & leading appropriately
• Leading efforts to develop new solutions and processes to mature the platform
• Working collaboratively with the platform's architect, product teams, IT teams and client solution teams to ensure that identity management, security principles and regulatory requirements are being applied in accordance with our own standards and policies
• Working with the Program Architect to improve and optimize security services
• Developing applications and processes supporting the multiple functions within IAM
• Develop and support tools and integrations supporting our governance and audit functions
• Develop solutions which have a balance across ease of use, performance, and security
• Gather requirements, document, and assess information for implementing information security policies and standards
• Develop and present performance reports and metrics
• Develop and meet performance management requirements
• Develop and maintain all Accreditation documentation
• Facilitate system ATO with the OCIO/AO.
• Complete compliance reporting (FISMA, ISVM, OIG)
• Facilitate all application Code Review and application deployments with Security &Testing Engineering (ST&E) processes
• Coordinate with system ISSM/ISSO and ISSE for system validation of vulnerability and compliance with DHS policy and NIST 800.53 controls.
• Provide technical leadership for an engineering team of cloud security specialists.

Required Skills:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
• 12+ years of directly relevant experience
• Must have DHS - CISA Suitability
• Expert knowledge of implementing cyber security solutions in a cloud environment
• Experience with experience in IAM for: Design, Configuration and Deployment of Active Directory, IAM and InfoSec tools & technology
• Experience with implementing Privilege Access Management tools such as CyberArk
• Experience with vulnerability management and compliance within DEVSECOPS
• Experience with the following tools: Prisma, Checkmarks, CODEDX, Nessus
• Experience with AWS IAM and single sign on solutions and protocols.
• Experience working with identity governance
• Experience working with HSPD-12
• Experience implementing role base access across enterprise
• Knowledge of Networking concepts (TCP/IP, Firewalls)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desired Skills:

• Information Security and IT certifications: Cisco, Red Hat, AWS, etc.
• Experience administering cyber security tools such as Firewalls, SIEM, and PCAP
• Experience with security log analysis.
• Experience working on a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT)
• Previous experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Virtualization technologies, e.g. VMWare, HyperV, etc.
• Automation and IaC tooling, e.g. Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• Scripting in Python or Perl
• "Big Data" Analysis systems, e.g. Splunk, ELK, etc.
• Understanding of Project Management and SDLC methodologies.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Software Engineering or a related discipline is required.

Desired Certifications:

• One or more of the following Certifications
  • CompTIA: CASP
  • SANS: GCIH, GCWN, GISF, GISP, GSSP, GICSP, GSSP
  • Carnegie Mellon: SEI
  • ISC2: CCSP, CISSP, CSSLP, SSCP
  • ISACA: CISM, CISA
  • Cisco: CCNP Security, CCIE Security
• AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect

Syndeo: 3439

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we'll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.