Cyber Security Engineer (Network)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Safeguard information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual security problems.
• Protect system by defining access privileges, control structures, and resources.
• Recognize problems by identifying abnormalities; reporting violations.
• Implement security improvements by assessing current situation; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Determine security violations and inefficiencies by conducting periodic audits.
• Upgrade systems by implementing and maintaining security controls.
• Keeps users informed by preparing performance reports; communicating system status.

Cyber Security Qualifications / Skills

• System administration
• Network security
• Information security policies
• On-call network troubleshooting
• Firewall administration
• Network protocols
• Routers, hubs, and switches

Experience and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
• 4+ years of prior relevant experience
• Advanced understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
• Hands-on experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g. Netflow, FPC), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations
• Experience with vulnerability scanning solutions
• Familiarity with the DOD Information Assurance Vulnerability Management program.
• Proficiency with any of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS, ID/PS, Full Packet Capture, Host-Based Forensics, Network Forensics, and RSA Security
• In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, ArcSight, QRadar, LogLogic, Splunk)
• Experience developing and deploying signatures (e.g. YARA, Snort, Suricata, HIPS)
• Understanding of mobile technology and OS (i.e. Android, iOS, Windows), VMware technology, and Unix and basic Unix commands