Cyber Security Systems Engineer

Stafford, VA

Full Time

Corporate Support

Experienced

Job Summary:
Digital Cloak is seeking a motivated Cyber Security Systems Engineer to provide IT support to a development lab and DoD operated production environment. The engineer will collaborate with an innovative and agile team of software developers to support and improve established development lab and production environment architecture. The ideal candidate is a quick-thinking and adaptive professional with a strong foundation in systems management and interest in expanding expertise.

This position is client-facing approximately one-third of the time.

Digital Cloak cultivates an inclusive work environment and invests in each employee, enabling and encouraging our staff members to continue learning and developing new skillsets. We emphasize out-of-the-box thinking and a continued interest in advancing each employee’s career goals. We truly value our employees and offer a relaxed but professional work environment, flexible work schedules, teleworking opportunities, safe/sanitary working conditions, and highly competitive benefits including support for position-relevant training and certifications.

Essential Function:

Conduct daily operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for operating systems and servers
Ensure compliance with applicable hosting environment security policy and configuration management principles including but not limited to researching and implementing STIGs, Security Controls, etc.
Provide incident response assistance including continuity of operations (COOP) support
Manage architecture design and conduct software and hardware integration, implementation, upgrade, maintenance, and recovery activities
Leverage innovative thinking to optimize system performance
Provide end-user support for development, testing, training, and production environments
Author configuration, system, and network design documents
Development of simple software development projects in support of automation or infrastructure as code projects

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Demonstrated advanced skill with Windows and Linux Operating Systems
Ability to evaluate and implement intrusion detection / prevention solutions
Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS)
Experience generating and executing advanced SQL queries
Experience supporting enterprise-level software systems to include debugging, diagnosing, triaging, and log analysis
Experience with issue tracking via software
Knowledge and experience implementing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Experience using code-signing tools such as MageUI
Experience working closely with and supporting development teams

Preferred Knowledge, Skills Abilities:

Database administration experience
Red team experience, or knowledge of and experience using Packet Capture (PCAP) software and extracting meaningful information from results.
Experience working with active-duty military or within similar DOD Environments

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
In the event of outages this position may require extended hours.

Required Education, Certificates/Licenses, Related Experience:

Associate’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field OR any equivalent combination of education and related experience that equips the candidate to effectively perform the essential functions or 5+ years of system administration experience
3+ years of system administration experience
Must hold CompTIA Security+ Certification
Must hold ITILv4 Certification

Physical Job Requirements:

This position requires the ability to remain in a stationary position (standing and/or seated) more than half the time
This position requires the ability to spend more than half the time viewing computer monitors

Citizenship/Clearance Requirements:

US Citizenship is required
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoW Secret clearance within 6 months of initial hire
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility within two years of initial hire

Telework Availability:

Until further notice, this position will remain in a fully in-person position with weekly trips to a client site in Washington, DC
The first 90 days of the position must be spent in-office with core hours of 9:00AM to 4:00PM with all absences and delays reported to your supervisor before they occur

Primary Work Location:

Client Site (Northern Virginia) and corporate offices (Stafford, VA)
Position includes flexible hours and telework opportunities
Requires weekly travel to client site and corporate office

Travel Requirements:

This position has travel requirements up to 25% of the time

Disability Specifications:

Digital Cloak will make reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Digital Cloak is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. Digital Cloak is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email [email protected] We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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