Security Engineer (Secret Clearance Required)

Company: Maximus
Location: Herndon
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Maximus - Attain is seeking a Tier 2 Security Engineer to join our SOC engineering team. You will be responsible for assisting with tool deployment, O&M, management of a small network comprised of Linux and Windows hosts, tuning security logs and events, planning new tools, and other engineering tasks. This project will support a federal agency and will make an impact on people's lives each and every day.
Required Skills:As a Security Engineer, you should have at least two years of network engineering and cyber security experience. We are looking for candidates who ideally have a B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, and are familiar with SOC monitoring, networking, application deployment, and network troubleshooting. Our engineers are pushed to be great and grow their skill sets every day.

• 3+ years of experience in a Linux environment, preferably supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• 2+ years of experience with virtual machines, such as VMware, vSphere, vCenter, and/ or Hypervisor;
• 1+ years of experience writing Ansible scripts;
• Some experience with Windows Server;
• Experience with automation tools, such as Ansible, Ansible Tower, and YUM;
• Strong experience with security tools and back-end configurations (Splunk, Tanium, and MacAfee);
• A demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with clients;
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field;
• Secret Clearance or Interim Secret Clearance is required for this position
  Desired skills:
  • Programming experience, using Python, PowerShell, Shell, or similar;
  • Cloud deployment experience (Amazon Web Services, Azure, Office 365, etc);
  • Experience with Security Monitoring and Event Management (SIEM) tools;
  • Experience with databases and related components, such as SQL, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, etc;
  • IT Certifications, such as: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA SySA+, Splunk, CISM, etc.

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