Sr. Associate, Information Security Systems Engineer
Location: Melbourne, FL
Duration: 12+ months (Temp to Direct hire )
Pay rate range: $43 – $45/hr on w2 (All inclusive)
Job Schedule: ALT 9/80
Job Description:
- Client is searching for a talented Information Security Systems Engineering (ISSE) professional to join the Client Network Security Engineering Team supporting managed network infrastructures and Services for federal government customers.
- This position is ON-SITE at Client offices located in Melbourne, Florida
- This position may require weekend, after-hours, or on-call rotations to meet program requirements and/or ongoing program support
- This position requires travel to a disaster recovery site to support if needed in an emergency
- This position requires the ability to obtain FAA Public Trust Suitability
Essential Functions:
- Act as primary engineering support for enterprise security gateway access control, baseline configuration management and system performance testing to ensure requirements compliance
- Conduct and analyze network packet captures, interpreting the data and communicating the results to stakeholders
- Supports full program development lifecycles of new Security products and services including concept, design, test, installation, operations, maintenance and disposal.
- Supports Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based security architectures to maintain compliance with customer-tailored National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) security controls
- Manage and maintain enterprise configuration and provide internal and external (customer) tier 2 technical support for the following major systems:
o Web Application Firewall (WAF)
o Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
o Global and Local Load Balancer
o Firewall Support
o API Gateway
- Develop internal requirements, CONOPs and interface control documents from customer / product requirements
- Develop, maintain and publish network security technical documentation in accordance with Client Systems Engineering processes
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, IT Security, or a related field with at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in the same field with 0 to 2 years of relevant experience
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience of networking background including knowledge of data flow principles and troubleshooting of complex customer issues
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience in routing protocols, VPNs, VLANs, SPANs, trunk and access ports, TCP/IP, and the OSI model
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience working with engineering processes including SP 800-160 Vol1
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience in network security and management technologies, including but not limited to firewalls, routers, switches, IDS, WAF, and various VPN technologies
- Experience in applying compliance standards of customer tailored NIST and FISMA controls and policies to applications and networking-related equipment
- Experience in collecting and analyzing system logs and event data, with a focus on conducting root cause analysis using device logs or SIEM tools to document findings
- Experience using Linux and Windows Operating Systems (OS) command-line tools
- Prior federal telecommunications and network security experience
- Networking Associate Level certification (e.g., Cisco, Juniper, CompTIA Network+)
- Other relevant certifications (e.g., GIAC, CISSP, Security Vendors, etc.)
- CompTIA Security+ certification