Information Cybersecurity Engineer - GTRI-ICL

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The Information Communication Lab's Trusted and Interoperable Systems and Architecture Division seeks qualified candidates for a full-time Information Cybersecurity Systems Engineer role in Atlanta, GA. The qualified candidate will be responsible for participating in the successful completion of major cybersecurity infrastructures in an AWS environment. The Cybersecurity Systems Engineer will be responsible for significant tasks in the design, deployment, and maintenance of a secure enterprise system deployed in the AWS cloud and ensure that all information assets and associated technology, applications, systems, infrastructure and processes are adequately protected. In addition to excellent technical qualifications, the ideal candidate will have excellent collaboration skills, will be innovative, creative, quick thinker, fast learner, and a team player with a strong customer service focus.

Requires extensive knowledge of computer operating systems, networks, log analysis and security tools. Applies engineering principles to cybersecurity challenges. Necessary skill areas: fundamentals of computer science, information analysis, testing software, log analysis, event coloration, anomaly detection, and behavioral analysis. Defining cybersecurity controls for different systems and networks. Creates novel cyber security technology components to ensure that critical systems/information are resilient to cyber exploits and attacks. Performs attendant vulnerability assessments, analysis, and software engineering and design. Ensures cybersecurity needs established and maintained for operations, security requirements definition, security risk assessment, information systems analysis, information systems design, information systems hardening, configuration and maintenance of other security boundary devices (IDS/IPS, Firewalls, perimeter routing) and vulnerability scanning, incident response, disaster recovery, and operations continuity planning and provides analytical support for security policy development and analysis. Engineers, implements, and maintains Information Technology Infrastructure and associated cybersecurity controls. Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to information security operations, cyber risk & intelligence, data loss & fraud protection, regulatory compliance, policy management and audits & assessment

Helps with the validation security control configuration on systems, ensure all systems are configured to to necessary controls, such as NIST, DFARS 252.204-7012, CMMC, and other similar requirements Performs day to day analysis of security threats. Performs day to day remediation of security incidents. Provide leadership to lower-level cybersecurity and IT professionals across the enterprise.

• Knowledge of the following:
• network architecture planning
• AWS networking experience
• managing network firewalls in AWS
• managing Web Application Firewalls
• Public Cryptography experience (TLS, Certificates)
• DNS management

Experience with the following:

• Managing identity services and stores
• Experience setting up Federated SSO with SAML and OpenID
• Experience with AWS IAM policies, tools, services
• Some experience with managing Okta for identity services

Programming experience in:

• Java programming
• Terraform
• Deploying and securing software in AWS containers, including via: EKS, ECS and Fargate

<10% travel

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer science, cybersecurity, data analytics, network security
• 0 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Computer science, cybersecurity, data analytics, network security

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link:

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