Acclaim Technical Services - Herndon, VA
posted 5 months ago
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. We are actively hiring a Cyber Security Engineer to join our Mission Technology Division working in Reston, VA. This role is responsible for protecting information systems and networks from potential cyber-attacks. The Cyber Security Engineer must display an excellent understanding of technology and utilization of Firewalls (Security Groups), VPNs, Data Loss Prevention (DPS), IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy, Security tools, and Security Audits. Candidates will work directly with Team leads, developers and operations personnel throughout a DevSecOps life cycle both on policy and technical implementation of technologies. The Cyber Security Engineer will be tasked with planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures and tools for the protection of information systems and networks. This includes automating repeatable tasks in a consultative role. The engineer will design, configure, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain all security platforms and their associated software, such as firewalls (Security Groups), intrusion detection/intrusion prevention systems, anti-virus/malware solutions, cryptography systems, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools. Additionally, the engineer will formulate systems and methodologies to respond to security-related events and assist in remediation efforts of cyber security incidents, including system and/or network breaches and malware attacks. Participation in the change management process is essential, as well as coordinating and monitoring log analysis for our managed services offerings to ensure customer policy and security requirements are met. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and outstanding problem-solving skills, along with an awareness of cybersecurity trends and hacking techniques. Candidates should possess a Master's degree with 15 or more years of prior relevant experience to operate within the scope contemplated by the level.