Security Engineer

About the role

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1289

Job Tittle: FO Security Engineer

Clearance: Secret

Location: Springfield, VA

The Security Engineering Team (SET) is required to provide network maintenance and special projects engineering support. The SET maintains, configures, and installs all supported hardware and software residing within Enterprise Analysis System (EAS) and provides support for all Focused Operations (FO) engineering special projects. This team performs engineering and system administration services on all FO systems located in on premises, in the cloud and in wireless environments. These systems include threat emulation, custom big data analytics, open-source and COTS/Government of the Shelf (GOTS) tools as listed below:

• Cyber Threat Detection Tools

• Case Tracking Tool - CASPR (JIRA, Confluence)

• Enterprise Tactical Operations Tool

• eDiscovery and Forensics Tools - EnCase, FTK, Nuix

• Hunting and Threat Emulation Tools - Analysts VM's

• Focused Operations Networks - Palo Alto FW's, Dell Switches

• Threat Detection Tools - McAfee ePO, DTEX

• Other FO Development Projects (As Assigned)

In support of EAS the SET will perform the following tasks:

Implement automation and orchestration capabilities within the FO environment.

Design and develop documentation for on-premises and cloud-based solutions provided.

Documentation includes standard operating procedures (SOPs), technical documentation, diagrams, etc.

Provide support for TSA PKI functions, including system administrative support for creating and setting up certificates on systems.

Must provide analysis related to the design, development, security and integration of hardware/software interfaces and all system level requirements to provide an integrated IT solution.

Perform health and wellness monitoring of the FO FISMA Systems.

Perform administration, maintenance, and updates of forensic applications to ensure they remain functional.

Ensure that updates to applications and systems shall be carefully planned and scheduled so as to not affect any on-going or active investigations.

Review the health and well-being of all security technologies including firewall, router, VPN, IDS sensors, proxies, wireless, PKI, and switch changes within FO FISMA Systems. The results of which shall be captured and reported in the monthly Focused Operations Network Health and Wellness Reports deliverable on a monthly basis.