Cyber Security Systems Engineer

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• 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 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
• Develop simple software development projects in support of automation or infrastructure as code projects

Required Knowledge, Skills, and 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, including 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, and 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

Required Education and 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
• 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 and spend more than half the time viewing computer monitors.

Citizenship and Clearance Requirements

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

Work Location and Travel

Primary work locations include a client site in Northern Virginia and corporate offices in Stafford, VA. The position requires weekly travel to the client site and corporate office, with up to 25% travel overall. The first 90 days must be spent in-office with core hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Telework Availability

Until further notice, this position will remain fully in-person, with telework opportunities available after the initial 90-day period.

Disability Accommodations

Digital Cloak will make reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email recruiting@digitalcloak.net.