Security Engineer

Job Overview

Marathon TS are looking for an Security Engineer to join our team on an effort supporting our Federal Government Client in Washington, D.C.The ISSE will be part of a team that supports mission critical applications with both obtaining and maintaining Authorization to Operate (ATO) in accordance with the customer's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) security policies. Moreover, the ISSE will frequently collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise and possess the ability to organize and support the latest security initiatives. The ISSE, consulting with the various stakeholders across the organization, will proactively implement innovative security solutions that drive enterprise capability that is available to the entire workforce.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure security engineering initiatives are aligned with the operational needs of the organization
• Interact with technical leads, developers, and system owners to ensure that Authorization to Operate (ATO) security packages properly adhere to FISMA and NIST security guidelines
• Provide security artifacts and evidence for system security control questions
• Review system security audit logs and take corrective action as needed
• Perform security monitoring and evaluation tasks including security audits, system control assessments and creating security alerts using tools as Splunk or Defender for Cloud
• Update technical security guides and diagrams for mission critical systems
• Possess a strong industry knowledge of the latest security trends, technology, etc., and demonstrate forward thinking around how this technology can support the operational needs of the FBI and the future technical strategy of the organization
  
  

Requirements

• Active Top Secret Clearance, with ability to obtain an SCI
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
• 5 years of experience in system security analysis and implementation; secure system engineering or design; and work in protocol and/or interface standards
• Must be able to collaborate effectively with a group of high performing, technical individuals, and possess ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing to business and technology
• Possess solid communication skills with the ability to act as a team player while interacting across various teams within the organization
• Demonstrate experience with Microsoft Azure cloud systems and Microsoft Office applications including MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
• Able to work in an Agile environment using project sprints and Azure Boards
• Demonstrate experience with creating and validating evidence for NIST security controls
• Familiar with back-end log management tools including Azure EventHub and Splunk
• Possess a strong desire to learn and develop processes to improve the overall security of the environment
• Utilize enterprise security scanning tools including Tenable, Burp Suite and Defender for Endpoint
• Understand of the cloud systems (AWS/Azure)
• Desire to learn (must)
• Linux (RHEL7/8) and Windows Operating System experience
  
  

Preferred Additional Skills and Qualifications

• Overall Desire to learn and create processes to improve the overall security of the environment, not everything will have instructions, you will be a frontier.
  
  

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Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status ").