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NewGen Technologies

Security Engineer

herndon, VA

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About this opportunity

NewGen Technologies lists this Security Engineer opportunity in herndon, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Our Partner is looking for a Security Engineer to join a project.

Responsibilities

Monitor systems for abnormal activity

Analyze alerts, distinguish threats from false positives, categorize incidents by risk

Lead incident response: containment, eradication, recovery, post-incident analysis, documenting steps

Optimize detection capabilities: refine alert thresholds, tune SIEM rules, integrate new data sources, reduce false positives

Compile weekly/monthly reports on incident trends, threat activity, and security posture for internal stakeholders

Actively participate in team meetings, threat intel reviews, and cross-departmental syncs

Requirements

US Citizenship

MBI Clearance

5+ years security engineering for a FedRAMP or FISMA Moderate system in an AWS GovCloud environment

Hands-on UiPath architecture experience: Orchestrator, attended/unattended robots, Assets and Credential Stores, queues, and robot host builds

Design and implementation of service account models, credential vaulting, RBAC, separation of duties, and session/audit logging

Applied NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 Moderate controls in build decisions across the AC, AU, CM, IA, and SC families

STIG/CIS hardening, vulnerability scanning, patch and configuration management

Secure SDLC and code review of automation workflows and scripts

Ability to translate engineering decisions into control language for the A&A team

Skills in Microsoft Excel and Word

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics.Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ

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Worksite address

herndon, VA, 22070, US

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