Cyber Security Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER SENIOR

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Conduct security reviews and assessments of container images, configurations, & network policies within Open Shift environments
• Experience performing hardening of Windows and Linux based systems and applying best practices to underlying infrastructure
• Implement and enforce security policies and access controls with Open Shift clusters to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of containerized apps and data
• Experience with RedHat OpenShift and familiar with relevant deployment technologies (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Experience in building Trellix server, DLP, ENS, and Application control suites, and dashboard creation
• Experience creating Splunk dashboards and configuring Splunk Universal Forwarder for monitoring and logs
• Manage and automate security configurations using Ansible, patching Linux servers, managing firewalls, and enforcing security baselines
• Develop and maintain secure CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Development) pipelines to integrate security checks and controls for automated application build and deployment process
• Thorough understanding and practical expertise with Intelligence Community Directive 503 (ICD 503), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework, or CIS (Center for Internet Security) controls (preferred)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cybersecurity Engineer Senior must have:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
● Experience: 5+ years of related experience
● Certifications: DoD 8570.01 certification required - Security +, or higher
● Security clearance level: fully adjudicated TS/SCI
● US citizenship required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

7 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required