Cybersecurity Officer

About Level Up

Level Up, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AVIAN, combines innovation, reliability, and top-tier cyber security and IT solutions. Based in Virginia, we have over 150 years of collective experience and are committed to providing industry-leading expertise, big data analytics, and all-source research and analysis. We bolster our customers' objectives, from mission centers to forward-deployed operations. In 2021, we joined AVIAN, an employee-owned business and one of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Together, we uphold our trademark dependability and innovation, delivering exceptional services to our 80 government and commercial clients across 13 states. We also support causes close to our hearts through charitable giving and volunteer programs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing and future systems, review security architectures, and develop engineering solutions that integrate information security requirements to proactively protect information.
• Perform audit and security compliance checks, including network penetration testing, vulnerability scans, and other configuration analysis.
• Conduct Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) activities, including forensic analysis and review and assessment of security events and logs via sophisticated cyber security /event management tools.
• Implement and support network defense, identification/authentication/access control, data protection mechanisms, and data transfer mechanisms.
• Develop threat models and security risk assessments and recommend mitigations and countermeasures to address risks, vulnerabilities, and threats.
• Review and validate security documentation, including the system security requirements definition and System Security Plans.
• Implement security designs in hardware, software, data, and procedures.
• Provide guidance to partners across the Intelligence Community's information security policies and regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security/Assurance, or a related field.
• Relevant, verifiable work experience and/or professional certifications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills that convey technical cybersecurity concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• A strong commitment to continuous learning.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Desired Experience, Skills & Technologies

• Track record of progressively responsible cyber experience in networks, operating systems, and application-layers, cloud technologies, wireless technologies, email security and filtering technologies, and mobile technologies.
• Experience in hunt operations for malicious actors, system security penetration testing, big-data cyber analytics, security operations/network monitoring, security information management/security event management, network mapping, reverse engineering, forensic examination, evidence collection, and preservation, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, routers, and other security tools, public key infrastructure and encryption systems, cybersecurity incident response best practices, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and security principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Clearance Required: Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Must possess a Top Secret/SCI security clearance with a Full Scope polygraph.
• On-site requirement and not eligible for fully remote candidates.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, telemedicine services, a TRICARE supplement for veterans, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) plan with company contributions, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), wellness reimbursements, referral bonuses, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage, disability benefits, AFLAC supplemental insurance, flexible time off, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, military training leave, tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, pet insurance, identity protection, and life assistance programs.