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Network Security Engineer

Department: Onsite Consulting
Location: Manassas, VA

Job Summary:
Immediate opening for a Network Security Engineer to work in a state of the art Security Operations Center located in Manassas V.A.

The position is responsible for special projects as assigned by the SOC Chief. This position is part of an engineering team that designs, implements, maintains and troubleshoots the network infrastructure, security devices, servers, workstations and the system-monitoring platform.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Reports to the SOC Chief and the Watch Officer on duty
  • Configures, reconfigures SOC workstations and servers
  • Maintains all SOC network devices (Cisco layer3 Switches, Routers and PIX & ASA Firewalls)
  • Maintains all SOC system and security monitoring servers such as HIDS/NIDS & Syslog,
  • Maintains all SOC Security Event Monitoring/Aggregation (SEM/SIM), to ensure maximum uptime and availability
  • Installs and maintains service packs and hot fixes – verifies that all patches, updates, etc are current.
  • Installs new software on SOC systems as authorized by the SOC Chief and Configuration Change Control Board
  • Verifies Anti-Virus updates are up-to-date and propagated out to SOC systems
  • Verifies monthly Anti-Virus updates are propagated on content filtering and proxy servers –verifies the Anti-Virus updates are pulled down twice daily
  • Administers the SOC Domain Controller and Mail Server
  • Administers and maintains all content filtering and proxy servers
  • Develops, implements, and verifies the integrity of the SOC disaster recovery process – verifies that full backups of all critical SOC servers are performed and verifies data integrity
  • Performs “Special projects” support - activities such as new product evaluation, customer demos, etc at the direction of the SOC Chief
  • Reports daily activities to the Watch Officer on duty for incorporation into the daily shift reports
  • Maintains and administers the SOC shift reporting, Network/Security Status Weather Map and Security Clearing House web servers.
  • Maintains the databases and verifies the data feeds and data integrity from sources such as HIDS, NIDS, Firewall and the Router Syslog server, etc. that feed these resources
  • Assists with security and network monitoring, incident response and mitigation when required and as requested by the Watch Officer on duty
  • Other duties as assigned by the SOC Chief

Qualifications:

  • Candidate must have five years hands on experience configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting Cisco switches, routers and firewalls.
  • Previous employment in a SOC, CSIRT, or on a Security Response Team employed in the capacity as a Level I/II Analyst is preferable.
  • Candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Candidate must be a team player with demonstrated initiative to work without constant guidance.
  • Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen- Candidate will be submitted for a Top-Secret Security clearance
  • Candidate must be capable of successfully passing a National Agency background check.
  • Bachelors of Science or 7 years technical experience required 

Benefits:

In exchange for your hard work we offer a great benefits package along with commensurate pay based on experience. Plus, we offer a very team oriented business casual environment where the staff is more like an extended family that likes working with each other and helping each other succeed.

To Apply:

To respond to this opportunity, please send resumes to irma.symons@secureinfo.com

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