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Sr. CyberSecurity Tools Engineer Job at Prattwhitney in Short Pump

Prattwhitney, Short Pump, VA, United States,


Sr. CyberSecurity Tools Engineer

Date Posted: 2024-11-05

Country: United States of America

Location: VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USA

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Nightwing is seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) for a highly visible and strategic Cybersecurity Task Order. The Sr. ISSE will be part of an engineering enablement team responsible for capturing, engineering, and refining information security requirements and ensuring their integration and evolution into the enterprise. The Sr. ISSE will require broad knowledge across multiple security tools, including but not limited to Firewalls, Proxy and SSL decryptors, Identity and Access Management/Privilege Access Management, enterprise endpoint protection, CDM components and reporting, Data loss protection, email protection, SIEM and Log Management, and Security Risk Management.

Responsibilities Include:

  1. Performing assessments of tools and identifying deviations from acceptable configurations or policies.
  2. Technical management, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of enterprise-wide cyber tools.
  3. Leading efforts to prevent adversary network threats and identify advanced attack vectors.
  4. Working closely with agile capability development teams as the Lead Cybersecurity Tools Engineer.
  5. Overseeing engineering, design, development, direction, and implementation of enterprise network cyber defense capabilities.
  6. Implementing security measures that protect the client enterprise while maintaining knowledge of emerging threats.
  7. Leading a team in maintaining proficiency in computer network theory and understanding IT standards and cybersecurity tools.

Required Skills:

  1. U.S. Citizenship
  2. Active Secret clearance; must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
  3. Eight (8+) or more years of directly relevant cybersecurity experience.
  4. Expert engineering and operating knowledge of at least 3 of the following tools:
  • Firewall configuration (Cloud and on-premise)
  • Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems configuration and maintenance
  • Proxy (Web Application Proxies)
  • SSL decryptors
  • Identity and Access Management/Privilege Access Management
  • Enterprise endpoint protection
  • CDM components and reporting
  • Data loss protection
  • Email protection
  • SIEM and Log Management
  • Security Risk Management (Scanning, Assessment, and Mitigation)
  • Cloud Security Guardrails

Desired Skills:

  1. Information Security and IT certifications: Cisco, Red Hat, AWS, etc.
  2. Experience administering cybersecurity tools such as Firewalls, SIEM, and PCAP.
  3. Experience with security log analysis.
  4. Experience working on a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT).
  5. Previous experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC).

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Software Engineering or a related discipline is required. Ten (10) years of experience may be substituted for a degree.

Desired Certifications:

  • CompTIA: CASP
  • SANS: GCIH, GCWN, GISF, GISP, GSSP, GICSP, GSSP
  • Carnegie Mellon: SEI
  • ISC2: CCSP, CISSP, CSSLP, SSCP
  • Cisco: CCNP Security, CCIE Security

The salary range for this role is 105,000 USD - 221,000 USD. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and other benefits.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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