Cyber Security Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cyber Security Engineer, Lead, to join our team in the Chantilly, VA, area.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain complex systems and infrastructure that support business objectives
• Deploys solutions to proactively mitigate cyber threats to customer networks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our systems and infrastructure meet security, scalability, and performance requirements
• Plan and execute system upgrades, patches, and migrations
• Mentor and train junior team members
• Evaluates potential system security risks and takes appropriate corrective, mitigation, and recovery actions
• Researches, evaluates, and provides feedback on problematic security trends and patterns in customer support requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Poly
• Requires Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the fields of mathematics, telecommunications, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science and 7-10 years related experience
• Experience with modern Windows, LINUX, network operating systems, databases, and virtual computing to include command line configurations
• Experience with VMWare infrastructure. vCenter and ESXi configuration and maintenance
• Experience with Vulnerability management such as scanning, vulnerability reviews, and mitigation
• Knowledge with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls
• Experience and knowledge of network devices (routers and switches), TCP/UDP traffic, firewall technologies, IDS technologies, proxy technologies, and antivirus, spam and spyware solutions
• DoD 8570 certification meeting IAT Level II required

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Perl)
• Familiarity with Elastic to include Logstash and Kibana concepts