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Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies

Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

fort meade, MD

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Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies lists this Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer opportunity in fort meade, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD at Ft. Meade

POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Designs, tests and implements state‑of‑the‑art secure operating systems, networks, and database products.

Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design.

Handles a wide range of security issues including architecture, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.

Analyses are performed at all levels of total system products to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various security technologies, and information technology security research.

Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for external customer enterprise‑wide cyber systems and networks.

Responsible for analysis, evaluation, and recommendations designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the customer's security program.

Builds and maintains trusted relationships with customers.

Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration/testing issues.

Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

REQUIRED DEGREE/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or another related field.

May be required to meet additional DCWF 8140/8570 certification requirements.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of cybersecurity experience in a secure DoD environment.

Experience conducting risk assessments.

Experience with network access, firewalls, architectures and electronic data traffic.

Experience in providing network cybersecurity recommendations for upgrades, resolutions and implementation as needed.

REQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE

United States Citizenship required. (Green Card not acceptable)

Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Benefits

Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and veterans. We do not illegally discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected categories.

We E-Verify all employees.

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