Cyber Security Engineer

Title: Cyber Security Engineer   

Location: Tyson’s Corner, VA

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with a Full Scope Polygraph

Schedule: Monday - Friday in person. Telework and Remote opportunities are not available for this position.

About KACE:

When you make the decision to join KACE, you are choosing to work alongside talented professionals that have one thing in common; the passion to make a difference! KACE employees bring their diverse talents and experiences to work on critical projects that help shape the nation’s safety, security, and quality of life. The desire to have a career that is purposeful and forward thinking is woven into every KACE employee…it’s The KACE Way. KACE employees are; purpose driven, forward focused, open-minded, trustworthy and invested. The KACE Way is our commitment to our employees, to our customers, and to our communities. Join KACE and make a difference!

Job Summary:

This role specializes in cyber security standards and coordination of system accreditation.  Provide vulnerability analysis and reporting on accredited information systems. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Monitoring systems, mitigating risks, managing and implementing security best practices. 
• Provide support to Sponsor’s Information Technologies systems and provide operations and maintenance (O&M), system engineering and application development for Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and newly developed or customized applications for Sponsor systems. 
• Provide support for system maintenance and troubleshooting for software and hardware components to maintain sustainability and reliability of the Sponsor’s systems and applications and ensure that all development and modifications to existing Sponsor applications comply with Sponsor’s security and architectural policies and regulations. 
• Document all vulnerabilities, identify mitigations and proposed schedule to mitigating vulnerabilities. 
• Develop documentation that meets Sponsor Authorization and Accreditation requirements; and continuously evaluate program risks and recommend solutions to improve systems security.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• ​Bachelors degree in Computer science or related field.
• Experience and knowledge of Information Security (INFOSEC) policies. 
• Experience understanding and evaluating security risks of systems and networks. 
• Experience working independently with little or no day-to-day direction, in a fast-paced environment. 
• Experience evaluating security risks of systems and networks. 
• Experience working a variety of tasks simultaneously, establishing priorities, and making sound and timely decisions. 
• Experience notifying customers, supervisors, and team members of relevant information and its impact on systems or programs. 
• Expertise in monitoring systems, mitigating risks, managing and implementing security best practices.
• Experience with architecture design, system and network analysis, vulnerability and risk assessments, and security assessment of hardware and software. 
• Perform some manual data aggregation and normalization tasks until automated solutions are developed. 
• Strong understanding of cloud environments and assessing systems within cloud environments focusing on security posture. 
• Experience with continuous monitoring and plans of actions and milestones (POA&Ms). 
• Understanding of NIST 800-53, 800-137 and Risk Management Framework (RMF). 
• Knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). 
• Demonstrated experience with cyber security concepts to include encryption services, access control, information protection, network security.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud security compliance 

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Clearance: 

Applicants selected may be subject to a government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment.

Security Requirements/Background Investigation Requirements: 

• Must be a U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions 
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Standing/Walking/Mobility:  Must have mobility to attend meetings with other managers and employees. Standing for prolonged and extended periods of time.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling:  0% - 10% of the time.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing:  0% - 10% of the time.
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling:  Must be able to write, type and use a telephone system 100% of the time.
• Sitting:  Sitting for prolonged and extended periods of time.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may revise duties as necessary without updating this job description.

For more information about the company please visit our website at www.kacecompany.com

KACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

KACE complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].