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Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!

Job Title: SeniorCyber Engineer

WorkLocation:Onsite – Washington DC

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Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday – Friday, flex arrival and departure times within core hours ofcustomeroperation.

Position Summary:

Forcepoint is one of the world’s largest private cybersecurity companies. As aCyber Security Engineer at Forcepoint, you will be joining our professional services engineering team. The work ischallenging andprovides support to a single customer site. Supporting a single customer environment will require you to troubleshoot and resolve a wide variety of issuesindependently. While you’ll have reach back to otherengineering staff, you’ll be expected to be a self-starter andmultitask, while stillcommunicating effectively with customer and engineering management. The ideal candidate will have previous experienceproviding administrator or SME level support forendpoint security solutions, such as HBSS, Tanium, Digital Guardian, etc.

What You'll be Doing:

Many job listings provide a wide range of confusing and often vague terms. Here at Forcepoint we take a different approach by spelling out the key things you’ll be responsible for.

Installing, maintaining,upgrading/patching,and troubleshooting theWindows orRHEL 8.x OSused byForcepoint products onsitein physical and virtualized environments.
Working with helpdesk and development team staff to address issues or bugs discovered in products onsite.
Creating, maintaining, upgrading/patching, and troubleshooting ESXi or Hyper-V hostedvirtual machines.
Monitoring andtroubleshootingthe performance of Forcepoint products onsite.
Reviewing, applying, and remediating security vulnerabilities or security controls based on STIG guidance or scanning reports.
Installing firmware updates on physical hardware components, such DellEMC or HPE servers, SANs, switches, etc.
Working with onsitegovernment,contractor, or subcontractorstaff to resolveissues with onsite products as first line of support.
Assisting in thelifting/racking and cablingof physicalhardware. **
Possibility of10% or lesstravel to customercoop site locations.
Other duties as assigned***

Things You Must Have to Apply:

An active (currently in use) –TS/SCI
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, or equivalent education and/or work experience.
At least oneDoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification at IAT level II (2) or higher. Required only for DoD professional services roles.
The ability to obtain the appropriate work authorizations that may be required under U.S. ITAR or EAR regulations from the applicable U.S government agency.
8+ years’ experience performing the following tasks:
Installing, maintaining, upgrading/patching, and troubleshooting the Windows or RHEL 8.x OSused by Forcepoint products onsite in physical and virtualized environments.
Working with helpdesk and development team staff to address issues or bugs discovered in products onsite.
Creating, maintaining, upgrading/patching, and troubleshooting ESXi or Hyper-V hostedvirtual machines.
Monitoring andtroubleshootingthe performance of Forcepoint products onsite.
Reviewing, applying, and remediating security vulnerabilities or security controls based on STIG guidance or scanning reports.
Installing firmware updates on physical hardware components, such DellEMC or HPE servers, SANs, switches, etc.
Working with onsite government, contractor, or subcontractor staff to resolve issues with onsite products as first line of support.
Assisting in the lifting/racking and cabling of physical hardware. **
Deep understanding of the following information technology areas:
Routing, switching, TCP/UDP/SSH/FTP/SCP/HTTPS protocols.
Creating, renewing,installing, and troubleshooting secure certificates for use on web servers/sites,appliances, or networking hardware.

 ThingsThatWouldBe NiceTo Have:

Experience working incloudenvironmentssuch asAWS,Azure, GovCloud,orGoogle Cloud.
Experienceworkingwith N-Tier architecture.
Windows andLinux scripting.
Certifications from vendors, such as:Cisco, McAfee, Microsoft,Oracle,Red Hat, Symantec, orVMware.

What Environment You’ll Be Supporting:

The information show below represents a high-level overview of the environment(s) you’ll be primarily supporting.

Environment #1

5 ESXi Hosts
20 VM’s running primarily an RHEL 8.x OS and a few running Windows server.

Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to HumanResources@forcepoint.com

Forcepoint is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Forcepoint require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.

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