Cyber Security Engineer

Vickers and Nolan Enterprises (VNE) is an engineering company that provides Government projects and programs with experienced and dedicated system architects, engineers, subject matter experts (in tactical intelligence), and program managers. VNE also develops training courses and tools to prepare warfighters to effectively employ tactical intelligence systems and provide management guidance to the Government organizations that develop these systems.

VNE has earned a reputation for exceptional performance, innovation, agility, and responsiveness in the Intelligence Community (IC). We attack our mission with a comprehensive understanding of the data available and required; skilled research, design, development, integration, and testing of systems and software solutions; expertise in cybersecurity/information assurance and technology; programmatic, acquisition, and logistics support know-how; and our own unique training curricula that enables students to excel at intelligence operations across all levels of the community.

VNE is devoted to improving tactical operations at home and abroad by enabling the seamless transition of data across the intelligence community and developing/integrating solutions to unify operations and intelligence.

VNE is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2004 in Stafford, VA.

VNE, LLC is looking for a TS/SCI Cleared Cyber Security Engineer

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or IT

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience working in a professional IT environment
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity and A&A supporting DoD environments
• Experience leading DoD ATO packages, performing Assessment and Authorization (A&A) and RMF, and conducting risk assessments for DoD systems hosted in AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments
• Experience performing technical evaluations and security control assessments in cloud-native and containerized environments
• Experience interfacing with engineering teams to align DevSecOps pipelines with cybersecurity policies
• Experience with compliance testing tools such as ACAS, SCAP, STIGs or SRGs, eMASS, and Xacta
• Experience with NIST SP 800-53, CNSSI 1253, and artifact generation, SSPs, POA&Ms, SAPs, risk assessments, and continuous monitoring
• Security+ DoD 8570 Level II Certification
• TS/SCI level Clearance required.

Additional Qualifications required:

• Experience with DevSecOps, Path-to-Production, and CI/CD
• Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or Windows Server 2012 or higher
• Experience with cloud tools and container orchestration security
• Knowledge of STIG and compliance scans
• Ability to advise stakeholders on cloud security strategies, container orchestration security such as Kubernetes and Rancher, and platform hardening
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job Description:

As an information security risk specialist on our team, you'll use your experience to work with system owners and administrators to discover their cyber risks, understand applicable policies, and develop a mitigation plan. You'll review technical and personnel details from SMEs and engineers to assess the entire threat landscape. Then, you'll guide your client through a plan of action with presentations, whitepapers, and milestones.

Essential Duties of the Job:

• Ability to communicate task requirement information to client in a clear and concise manner.
• Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time, as well as lead and participate in meetings and working groups.
• Requires visual acuity to use a keyboard.
• Must be able to attend work each day, during scheduled hours, unless on travel or approved time off.
• Ability to work on computer for long periods, and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face-to-face

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• May be exposed to chemicals related to office equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (i.e. general office environment).

Benefits:

• 401 (K) w/ up to 3.5% Company Match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Gym Membership (varies by location)
• Corporate-Sponsored Events