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MKS2 Technologies · 1 month ago

TS/SCI Senior Computer Network Defense (CND) Engineer

Springfield, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

MKS2 Technologies, LLC is an award-winning high growth small business, creating innovative technology solutions in Cyber Security and other domains. They are seeking a Senior Computer Network Defense (CND) Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance to implement, maintain, and administer CND capabilities in their Springfield, VA location.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Senior CND Engineer develops and manages the tools, tactics, and techniques that will be used to monitor the network to actively remediate unauthorized activities (dashboards, queries, scan policies, etc.)

The Senior CND Engineer develops and maintains system documentation as it pertains to CND capabilities and their implementation (CONOPs, SOPs, etc.)

The position provides reports as needed for the health, wellness, and availability of CND tools within hosted information systems and addresses any issues in a timely manner

Qualification

Cyber Security technologiesSIEM productsRed Hat Enterprise LinuxVulnerability scanning toolsDISA STIGs complianceCommunication skillsPresentation skillsWritten reporting skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Active TS/SCI Clearance

Ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph

7 or more years experience implementing and maintaining Cyber Security technologies on a multi-platform (Windows, Red Hat, etc.) enterprise-grade WAN

4 or more years of experience implementing, maintaining, and operating a SIEM and/or vulnerability scanner product

4 or more years experience in maintaining and operating Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers

Shall meet the Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist (521); Intermediate Level for SECNAV M-5239.2 compliance

BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering from an ABET accredited or NCAE designated institution; or one of the following, qualifying certifications: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH); or CompTIA Cloud+; or CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+); or CompTIA PenTest+; or CompTIA Security+; or GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT); or Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

Strong communication, presentation, written, reporting, and interpersonal skills

Preferred

7 or more years of experience developing, maintaining, and operating Splunk or other equivalent SIEM product

7 or more years of experience in developing, maintaining, and operating Tenable/ACAS or other equivalent vulnerability scanner product

7 or more years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other equivalent Linux product

4 or more years of experience with evaluating technologies in accordance with DISA STIGs (Windows, Red Hat, Cisco, etc.) and providing applicable remediation guidance