Cyber Security Systems Engineer - Expert

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a Cyber Security Systems Engineer - Expert to join our team.

Primary Job Duties & Required Experience:

·        Experience integrating diverse data streams

·        Experience establishing data standards and serving as a custodian of IT, service delivery data sets, and streams

·        Experience analyzing complex networks and systems from a security standpoint

·        Experience analyzing log data from various network components and operating systems, as well as, packet capture data

·        Knowledge of the complex environment involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves

·        Systems Engineering with network analyst\engineering background

·        Network security background with ability to analyze log data as well as familiarity of how to generate logs and metrics from product suites, such as Cisco, Juniper, and desktop\server OS

·        Ability to manage and troubleshoot data feeds

·        Splunk and Python familiarization

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:

·        Security Development and Operations (SecDevOps)

·        Expertise with Splunk

·        Scripting tools to include Python, ShellScript, or Ansible

·        Cloud security controls and implementation

·        PKI implementation

·        STIG compliance and vulnerability management

·        Virtualization experience (VDI & VMWare)

·        Public, private and hybrid Cloud experience (AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc.)

·        CISSP

·        AWS Certified Security Specialty

·        Microsoft Office365

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

·        11-15 years of relevant professional work experience

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, from 09:30 to 14:30 ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite primarily at a customer facility in Herndon, VA.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  [email protected]. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.