Cybersecurity Engineer III

Position Overview

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer III to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO. This position requires a TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph and is critical for integrating security into system designs while ensuring compliance and protection of network infrastructures.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform security engineering, develop security architecture artifacts, oversee penetration testing and security exercises, perform computer OS forensic analysis, support network security, and automate security compliance for systems
• Engineer security into system design documentation, perform cyber hunt activities, and configure SIEM and Splunk tools
• Engineer systems and solutions encompassing software, hardware, and communications to meet present and future cross-functional requirements with an emphasis on security
• Identify, assess, and present options for meeting functional and technical requirements including hardware and software updates or upgrades
• Deploy and operate cybersecurity tools
• Lead penetration testing and security exercises
• Secure network systems and participate in vulnerability scans using Tenable Nessus
• Utilize tools such as Zeek and ELSA for network security monitoring
• Implement solutions to automate security compliance of systems
• Collect and review security analytic measures and oversee security incident detection activities
• Develop high level system design diagrams
• Ensure that the operating environment is security compliant
• Evaluate IT enclave systems, assess risk posture and system security findings, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Analyze and resolve systematic workflow and organizational issues by devising appropriate corrective actions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a related field; an additional 4 years of experience may substitute for a degree
• Minimum six (6) years of relevant experience beyond the education level
• Must possess current DoD 8570 IAT II or IAM II certification
• Experience in a DoD or Intelligence Community environment is desired
• Current active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph
• Commitment to Equal Opportunity; Veterans and Disabled candidates are encouraged to apply