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General Dynamics Information Technology · 5 hours ago

Senior Vulnerability and Patch Management Specialist

Portland, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$97K/yr - $131K/yr

5+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Vulnerability and Patch Management Specialist responsible for coordinating cyber incident response, performing technical risk and vulnerability assessments, and ensuring the secure development and maintenance of their technology infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Act as part of a cross-organizational Vulnerability and Patch Management team, coordinating cyber incident response across Transmission Operational Technology

Provide technical support during cyber-events related to vulnerabilities as part of an incident response team

Perform technical risk and vulnerability assessments of relevant technology focus areas, including local computing environments, network and infrastructure, supporting infrastructure, and applications

Interact continuously with business units to discover, triage, and resolve security vulnerabilities using manual and automated tools as part of a Secure Development Life Cycle

Analyze vulnerabilities to characterize threats and provide remediation recommendations

Conduct vulnerability assessments, including evaluating specific configurations of network devices, operating systems, and network-enabled software applications on both Windows and Linux platforms

Responsible for the discovery, identification, and evaluation of security-related patches

Develop and maintain a source list that tracks the release of cybersecurity patches

Coordinate with System Owners, Resource Managers, and System Security Officers to ensure system patching is occurring and vulnerabilities are being mitigated

Plan and coordinate the installation of new products, security patches, and upgrades

Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities and risks through vendor-identified configuration changes and maintain server integrity and availability

Develop patch mitigation plans and coordinate with Resource Managers and System Owners to ensure resolution is completed by agreed-upon dates

Manage the server operating system patching procedure and security hardening

Evaluate and review patches before and after installation

Develop procedures for responding to new threats to systems' confidentiality, integrity, and availability

Oversee the implementation of new procedures for responding to system threats and interpret procedures in response to questions from systems administrators

Provide subject matter expertise for applying security-related patches, hotfixes, and updates, or applying compensating measures for BES Cyber System or BES Cyber Assets mitigation plans

Provide subject matter expertise for determining and communicating to management when it is in the best interest of reliability to not install a patch and document the mitigation for the vulnerability

Investigate, evaluate, and select tools and methods for improving software development security testing throughout the life cycle to prevent the introduction of vulnerabilities

Develop best practices guides for use by other application software specialists

Qualification

CISSP certificationIncident ResponseVulnerability AssessmentsMitigation PlanningRemediationAnalytical SkillsTeam CollaborationTechnical Communication

Required

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a cybersecurity role

Must have CISSP certification

Experience following and interpreting Federal (Department of Energy preferred) and NERC directives, regulations, and standards

Experience in a government or regulated environment

Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate technical information effectively

Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages

401K with company match

Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

A vision plan

Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees