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By Light Professional IT Services · 3 hours ago

Cyber Security Engineer

US-FL-Orlando

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

By Light Professional IT Services LLC is a technology and systems provider for warfighters and federal agencies, headquartered in McLean, VA. They are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering support to DoD software application development activities, including defining cybersecurity requirements and conducting assessments of compliance and vulnerabilities.

GovernmentInformation ServicesInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define cybersecurity requirements for software applications to meet program requirements and objectives

Provide recommendations to incorporate security engineering practices throughout the system development lifecycle

Perform assessments of cybersecurity requirement compliance using manual and automated software analysis tools and methods and present them to the customer as necessary

Perform assessments using adversarial tools, techniques, and methods against network-enabled applications and web applications to identify weaknesses, gaps, and vulnerabilities

Propose mitigation and countermeasures to reduce or eliminate software-level threats

Directly interface with the software development team to ensure software security engineering principles are applied throughout the system development lifecycle

An understanding of DoD acquisition processes and relevant cyber security processes, such as the Risk Management Framework (RMF) preferred

Qualification

Cybersecurity requirements definitionSecurity+ certificationIAT Level II certificationSoftware application security testingLinux administrationThreat assessmentNIST SP 800-53 compliancePythonSystem troubleshootingOffensive security toolsRisk Management Framework

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT or related field required

Professional and / or military experience may be substituted in lieu of degree

Security+ or SSCP certification required

This position requires certifications necessary to meet IAT Level II in accordance with DoD 8570 baseline certifications

IAT Level II certification is required immediately upon hire

Current certification status will be maintained by obtaining continuing education as specified by the certification authority

Experience in software engineering, development and/or systems engineering throughout all phases of the system development lifecycle

Systems administration skills, experience with Linux, security settings, services, hardening of systems (STIGs, security policies); any shell scripting or Python a plus

System troubleshooting, recovery, and advisory in the event of unexpected adverse configuration changes

Knowledge of threat assessment and solutions to mitigate or eliminate such threats

Experience with offensive security tools and adversarial techniques and methods

Experience implementing software application solutions to comply with NIST SP 800-53 security controls

Compliance and vulnerability reporting and similar formal technical documentation skills

Experience working with Cyber Range Environments

Understanding of Risk and Compliance Frameworks

This specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status with ability to obtain a SECRET to TOP SECRET security clearance