ON SECURITY ENGINEERING, AUTOMATION, SCRIPTING, TOOL DEVELOPMENT,
SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING
IMPORTANT SUPPORT FOR IAM, LINUX-BASED SECURITY SENSORS, DSPM, ASM,
VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, SIEM, XDR, LOGGING, MONITORING AND
OTHER EVOLVING SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES.
THE ROLE REQUIRES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING BOTH SECURITY ENGINEERING AND SECURITY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING INTERNAL APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE TOOLS, INCIDENT RESPONSE AUTOMATIONS, CVE ANALYSIS, ACCESS CONTROLS, PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYST ENABLEMENT. THE
CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOLUTION
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HSTR, TROUBLESHOOTING,
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SECURE
SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.
OTHER: THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL
ROTATION SUPPORTING THE 24X7 SOC. AFTER-HOURS MAINTENANCE,
INCIDENT ESCALATION SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS WILL BE
REQUIRED AS NEEDED. PREFERENCE WILL BE SHOWN FOR CANDIDATES
PRESENTLY RESIDING INSIDE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THAT CAN
PHYSICALLY ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AS
NEEDED.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
-- SECONDARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF A BROAD RANGE OF SECURITY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: DSPM, ASM, IAM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, EMAIL SECURITY, ENDPOINT SECURITY, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, LOGGING, MONITORING, NETWORK SECURITY, CLOUD SECURITY AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, DATA SOURCES, APIS, SDKS AND OTHER ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PALO ALTO NETWORKS, PROOFPOINT, TENABLE, CRIBL, WHATSUP GOLD AND OTHER CURRENT OR FUTURE SECURITY PRODUCTS
-- DEVELOP, TEST, DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATED SECURITY WORKFLOWS,APPLICATIONS AND SCRIPTS USING PYTHON, POWERSHELL, BASH, REST APIS, JSON,YAML, VENDOR SDKS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES.
-- ASSIST WITH IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING USERPROVISIONING, DEPROVISIONING, ACCESS REVIEWS, ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL, SERVICE ACCOUNTS, API CREDENTIALS, AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND IDENTITY-BASED SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS.
-- DEPLOY, CONFIGURE, PATCH, MONITOR, OPTIMIZE AND TROUBLESHOOT LINUXSYSTEMS SUPPORTING SECURITY SENSORS, COLLECTORS, CONNECTORS,APPLICATIONS, CONTAINERS AND DATA-PROCESSING SERVICES, INCLUDING DOCKER- BASED ENVIRONMENTS.
-- SUPPORT SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SOC ANALYSTS, INCIDENTRESPONDERS AND AGENCY CUSTOMERS THROUGH PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING,AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, TECHNICAL ESCALATION,KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS.
-- MONITOR AND REPORT ON AUTOMATION HEALTH, APPLICATION AVAILABILITY,
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, SENSOR STATUS, INTEGRATION FAILURES, API ERRORS,
VULNERABILITY STATUS, PLATFORM ISSUES AND OTHER SECURITY ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL METRICS.
-- ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY, RESILIENCE, BACKUP, RECOVERY, PATCHING, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, SECURE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROLLED CHANGE PROCESSES FOR SECURITY TOOLS, LINUX SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AUTOMATIONS AND SUPPORTING SERVICES.
-- COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS, INCIDENT
RESPONDERS AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESSGOALS, INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ANDORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE
Required Skills (Ranked by Importance):
-- BROAD HANDS-ON SECURITY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE
CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, INTEGRATIONS AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS.
-- Experience integrating enterprise technologies using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor- supported interfaces
-- Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations.
-- LINUX SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT, CONFIGURATION, PATCHING, SCRIPTING, SERVICE MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, TROUBLESHOOTING AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
-- Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs.
-- Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security,
Endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies.
-- Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response,
networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.
Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance )
-- HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SERVING AS A SECURITY ENGINEERING GENERALIST IN A LARGE, MULTI-TENANT, SHARED- SERVICES OR MANAGED-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT.
-- Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration
experience.
-- Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities.
-- Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise
security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and
technical documentation
Required Education:
-- BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED FIELD
-- EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE (EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION)
-- FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS, SECURITY SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS
Preferred Certifications:
CISSP, Security+, GIAC OR OTHER RELEVANT CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION
LINUX, PYTHON, CLOUD, IAM OR OTHER RELEVANT SECURITY ENGINEERING OR PLATFORM CERTIFICATION
Additional Skills/Duties:
--Experience developing or supporting internal web applications, APIs, dashboards, databases, command-line tools and related software components
-- Advanced Python development experience and familiarity with full-stack development, internal web applications, APIs, databases, source control, testing and software deployment practices.
Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position. "Desired" or "Highly Desired" skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required.
Skill Matrix
Experience with Business workflow processes
Required / Desired
Amount of Experience
Years of Expe Years rience
Bachelors Degree in an Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or Information Security related field; 8+ years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of education
Required
8
Years
5+ years of experience in supporting large IT environments, security systems, software development, and/or system deployments
Required
5
Years
Hands-on security engineering experience supporting multiple cybersecurity technologies, systems, integrations, and operational functions.
Required
Experience integrating enterprise technologies using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor-supported interfaces.
Required
Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations
Required
Linux system deployment, configuration, patching, scripting, service management, monitoring, troubleshooting and lifecycle management
Required
Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs
Required
Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies
Required
Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks
Required
CISSP, Security+, GIAC or other relevant cybersecurity certification
Preferred
Linux, Python, Cloud, IAM or other relevant security engineering or platform certification
Preferred
Hands-on experience serving as a security engineering generalist in a large, multi-tenant, shared services, or managed service environment
Preferred
Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience
Preferred
Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities.
Preferred
Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation
Preferred
