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Security Engineer Junior

Ashburn, VAOnsiteFull TimeJunior / Entry-levelPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Security Engineering
  • SES
  • datacenter
  • Cloud environments
  • OCFEN
  • Cyber Forensic Enterprise Network
  • hardware
  • lifecycle
  • Change Management
  • Configuration Management

Nice to have

  • SIEM
  • OS
  • IDS
  • firewalls
  • proxy servers
  • DLP

Role summary

ASM Research is seeking a Junior Security Engineer to provide Security Engineering and Sustainment (SES) support across datacenter, transitional, and Cloud environments. The role involves maintaining and engineering the OPR IOD Cyber Forensic Enterprise Network (OCFEN) infrastructure, managing tickets through internal processes, documenting procedures, and participating in Change Management, Configuration Management, and Vulnerability Management activities. Key responsibilities include technology evaluation, security tool engineering, analysis of alternatives, and managing logging, data retention, hardware, and software lifecycles. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and a minimum of 3 years in security engineering are required. US Citizenship is mandatory.

The Security Engineer Junior shall provide Security Engineering and Sustainment (SES) support in the existing technologies (e.g., datacenter location(s)), transitional locations, and Cloud environments).

  • Responsible for advising and assisting with maintenance and engineering of the OPR IOD Cyber Forensic Enterprise Network (OCFEN) infrastructure to include hardware and software throughout its lifecycle to ensure adaptability. 
  • Utilize, by means of the agency Internal Change Request processes and internal ticketing system, to identify priorities and service requests, take action, track and update and close tickets upon completion.
  • Document all operating procedures / processes. 
  • Be available for activities that are likely to affect security or availability including: Change Management, Configuration types of critical equipment and Vulnerability Management (including patching).
  • Ensure that all changes are approved by both senior engineering and IT security staff prior to execution. 
  • These solutions must involve the following security operation areas:
    • Technology Evaluation
    • Security Tool Engineering and Maintenance
    • Analysis of Alternatives
    • Logging Capabilities and Requirements
    • Data Retention and Storage Requirements
    • Hardware Life Cycle Management
    • Software Maintenance and Assurance
  • Configuration Management

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in security engineering.
  • US Citizenship / no dual

Other Job Specific Skills

  • Experience maintaining the SIEM infrastructure and OS to support the collection and aggregation of all appropriate data sources including but not limited to IDS data from network sensors, raw data from collection agents, firewalls, proxy servers, DLP, antivirus, and vulnerability scanner elements.
Qualifications

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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