Cyber Security Engineer

Purpose and Impact

Work Schedule

• Day shift – 5 days per week, 8 hours per day

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists with leading development teams in designing, architecting, and developing secure information systems or upgrading legacy systems.
• Conducts comprehensive product research and facilitates Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to identify and recommend optimal security solutions.
• Develops system security concepts and translates technical requirements, compliance standards, and operational needs into secure system designs.
• Assists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and strategic cybersecurity investment plans.
• Oversees, guides, and mentors Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level Cyber Security Engineers to ensure high-quality deliverables and best practices.
• Designs and engineers secure solutions for cloud environments, including hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, ensuring DoD/Federal compliance.
• Develops and implements cybersecurity solutions for Big Data systems, including structured and unstructured data environments.
• Engineers cybersecurity solutions using advanced tools, including automation, augmentation, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
• Ensures compliance with DoD 8570, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, and other relevant cybersecurity frameworks and regulations.
• Develops insights and system security designs aligned with cybersecurity frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and Zero Trust Architecture..
• Maintain health and safety within the workplace by promoting safety awareness initiatives, discussions and trainings, encouraging a safety focused culture and participating and reviewing risk assessments for those under their supervision.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Proven ability to design, implement, and document secure information system architectures.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams (Senior, Mid, and Junior cybersecurity analysts) in highly complex security and technology projects, fostering collaboration and ensuring timely delivery.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage cybersecurity efforts at the enterprise level, track project progress, and mitigate emerging challenges
• Deep understanding of advanced threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to assess and prevent potential system compromises.
• Ability to implement and operate intrusion detection and threat hunting tools, such as SIEM systems (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, QRadar), IDS/IPS (e.g., Snort, Suricata), and application firewalls.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS, HTTPS, etc.) to analyze malicious traffic and enforce security controls.
• Proficiency in threat intelligence analysis and integrating threat feeds into detection systems (e.g., MISP, STIX/TAXII).

Minimum Essential

Desirable

Security Clearance Required

Minimum Essential

Desirable

Statement of Work Requirements

• All personnel assigned to work shall be:
• At least 18 years of age
• Able to fluently read, write, and speak the English language

This position is designated as a safety sensitive position.

Other Responsibilities

• Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
• Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
• Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.
• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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