Senior Systems Engineer – Cybersecurity

ID 11993

Location Tysons, VA

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Security is critical to M.C. Dean’s IT solutions that support critical business functions. The successful candidate will join a dynamic multidiscipline team responsible for design, implementation, integration, and support of access control, system integration, endpoint protection, data protection / data loss prevention, and other components of our cybersecurity infrastructure. As part of the team, the Senior Systems Engineer 's responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to) the following:

• Analysis of cybersecurity framework (NIST, ISO, CMMC), and development of detailed architecture and design of system and security management capabilities;

• Researching available technology options and their respective functional, performance, security, and interoperability characteristics; testing and evaluation of technology components;

• Producing detailed system design , including network and systems infrastructure, interconnections, and application configuration to implement and enforce enterprise-wide access control, audit and accountability, data protection, system integrity, and other policies;

• System implementation , policy development, configuration, and administration of key solution components, including network infrastructure, cybersecurity management application software, database stores, and other components;

• Plan, evaluate and execute capacity optimization, updates, upgrades and other lifecycle activities associated with the solution; troubleshooting of functional and performance problems;

• Create and maintain detailed and accurate system documentation , including design and configuration plans, design diagrams, task-oriented procedures, operations and maintenance plans, etc.

Specific qualification requirements for the position include the following:

• 5-7 years of progressive experience performing comparable systems engineering, implementation, and support functions;

• Advanced knowledge of secure configuration benchmarks and hands-on experience in system hardening;

• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with configuration and administration of cybersecurity platforms, including endpoint security (e.g., Defender, Trend Micro), data loss prevention (e.g., MS Purview), SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel), vulnerability scanning (e.g., Tenable Nessus/Security Center), and related.

• Working knowledge of MS Windows platform and services, including Active Directory / EntraID, Group Policy Objects (GPO), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), application deployment frameworks and components, networking, and storage services, and their associated cybersecurity characteristics, logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities;

• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with MS Azure and cloud services and technologies, including compute, database, storage, network virtualization, and security services;

• Working understanding of network infrastructure, concepts of operation, and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, Syslog, etc.

• Knowledge of specific network equipment (e.g. Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper) and working experience with routing, switching, and firewall configuration is a plus;

General:

• Demonstrated time management and organization skills while working in a fast-paced, multidiscipline team environment;

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

• Strong communication (oral and written) skills;

• Proficiency with workflow and lifecycle management systems (e.g. Atlassian Jira)

Education and Certification:

• Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a Related Engineering Discipline

• Certification:

• Microsoft Certified Professional / Systems Sngineer certification is strongly desired

• Security+ or CISSP certification is strongly desired

Other:

• US Citizenship is a requirement for this position.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Applicants for this position may be required to obtain or provide proof of flu shots or of other vaccinations depending on customer requirements and nature of the position or demonstrate a valid basis for exception.

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