Cyber Security Engineer

Description

Cyber Security Engineer

Denver, CO

@Orchard LLC has been retained by a true innovator within the Intelligence and Defense community to support their seach for a skilled Cyber Security Engineer. The Cyber Security Engineer will support the cyber security mission of an Intelligence Community Program, helping enable the secure deployment of critical mission systems.

As the Cyber Security Engineer, you will:

Participate in systems design process to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security requirements using applicable baseline security controls (NIST) as one of the sources for security requirements.
Analyze technical information to determine the best cyber protection technologies; AND recommend implementations for software programs.
Perform technical analysis to determine the system security posture impact level, evaluate assigned security controls, conduct a technical security assessment and establish roadmaps for mitigation of vulnerabilities, and produced artifacts to successfully achieve an Authority to Operate from an Authorizing Official.
Identify and solve technical issues relating to system hardening ensuring system availability, integrity, authentication and confidentiality.
Perform assessment and compliance activities by using the assessment tools and procedures within the Xacta IA Manager to manage security compliance and risk, upload artifacts, and track projects as they flow through the RMF process.
Interface with the Program Management Office (PMO) and Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) while completing security controls implementation, self-compliance tests, security test plans, and creating/updating the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).
Provide final approval of all account creation request ensuring the proper documents and certificates are included; perform annual verification.
Clearance:

Active Top Secret clearance with an ability to obtain SCI access and willingness to obtain CI Polygraph

US Citizenship Required
Required skills/experience:
Experience with evaluating Information Assurance compliance of a system against current RMF and expertise DoD Cybersecurity policies as outlined in NIST SP 800-37 and 800-53, rev 4.
Experience with vulnerability and compliance assessment scanning tools and reporting, along with intrusion detection technologies, intrusion prevention technologies, and Host-Based Security System (HBSS)
Bachelor's degree (in IS Technology, Computer Science or related field) or 4-7 years equivalent experience.
DOD Directive 8570 IAT II certification (Security+ or equivalent).

Salary Range: $70,000 - $135,000

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC, also known as, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atOrchard.com.
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