Full-Time

Defensive Cyber Operations Engineer

Deloitte

Deloitte

10,001+ employees

Global professional services and auditing

Compensation Overview

$88.6k - $147.6k/yr

+ Discretionary annual incentive

No H1B Sponsorship

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Agile
Grafana Logstash
Docker
AWS
Elasticsearch
VMWare
Splunk
Kibana
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance.
  • 5 years of technical experience in cyber-defense or cyber security related fields (e.g., engineering, networking, systems integration, solutions etc.).
  • Experience in at least two of the following areas: Container or virtual environments (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, AWS); In-band and out-of-band test access points for network traffic collection and aggregation (e.g. Gigamon); Data storage solutions (e.g. NFS storage, distributed storage, Ceph Ruck storage, etc.); Data-analysis toolsets (e.g. Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Splunk, etc.); Agile frameworks for software development; Linux operating systems (Red Hat, Kali, etc.); Windows operating systems; Network infrastructure; Security applications (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response [SOAR], Security Information and Event Management [SIEM], Intrusion Detection Systems [IDS], etc.)
Responsibilities
  • Lead a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) subject matter expert with a desire to actively defend the mission systems critical to our national defense, and work with engineers to apply extensive expertise on multiple complex work assignments.
  • Assignments may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.
  • Lead the development of DCO methodologies and presents solutions to problems, and contribute to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.
  • Consult on information technology and cyber defensive architecture and technologies.
  • Assess assigned cyber key terrain to thoroughly understand the mission, architecture and associated threat.
  • Advise on technical design and implementation of DCO capabilities required to effectively protect, detect and respond to cyber threats and attacks.
  • Research cyber defense technologies for best fit based on mission, architecture and current threat.
  • Lead the design, implementation, configuration and/or tuning of cyber defensive technology.
  • Author documentation to include standard operating procedures, checklists, implementation guides, architecture diagrams, crew binders, etc. to support DCO, and adapt technologies to meet the mission architecture and threat.

What Deloitte does: Deloitte provides professional services to organizations, offering a range of services including consulting, auditing, tax, and advisory work to help clients improve performance and manage risk. How its products work: It blends practical advice with hands-on implementation through a global network of member firms and specialists. Teams assess clients’ needs, develop strategies, and help execute processes, controls, and transformations while upholding professional standards and integrity. How it differs from competitors: It operates at a large scale with a global network of diverse professionals, bringing cross‑disciplinary expertise and a wide range of services to many industries, which allows it to address complex challenges from multiple angles. What its goal is: To help clients and society become stronger by enabling sustainable progress and responsible growth through trusted services and collaboration.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$17.1M

Headquarters

Madrid, Spain

Founded

1845

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