Cybersecurity Engineer

Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

Are you looking to advance your cybersecurity career and augment your skills with bleeding-edge technology and cloud computing security experience?

Triple Point Security is seeking a highly motivated, flexible, organized, and detail-oriented Cyber Security Engineer experience to join our dynamic team at Bethesda, MD. If you want to learn and grow in the area of cloud computing security, then this may be the job for you. This engagement supports a national research organization, and your contributions will have a significant impact on the medical and scientific communities we serve.

Responsibilities:

The Triple Point Team provides cybersecurity advisory and technical services for its clients, and this individual will serve as a primary contributor for their respective subject areas:

• Play a lead role in identifying areas of cyber risk to provide oversight, analysis, and risk-informed recommendations for enhancement,
• Plan and direct operational activities which include threat monitoring and analysis, incident response, vulnerability management with identity and access management systems,
• Support activities including the development of policy, standards, and procedures relating to cybersecurity governance & policy, privacy, risk management and compliance, and technical information security documentation adhering to NIST and industry standards,
• Communicate and present security operations data to senior leadership,
• Review and provide recommendations for security architecture and configuration of IAM systems,
• Provide technical assessments of cybersecurity and controls design and effectiveness, and
• Stay current on emerging cyber threats and potential implications to the firm.

Required Skills and Experience:

Candidates must possess demonstrated skills and experience in the following areas to be considered for the position:

• 5+ years of experience leading and delivering in security operations programs for comparably sized federal agencies and security programs,
• 5+ years in managing complex federal vulnerability management programs,
• 5+ years of security design and management of IAM systems,
• 5+ years of consistently evaluating and assessing risks associated with web applications, operating systems, and complex networking architectures,
• 5+ years in analyzing and providing clear and concise risk reports, dashboards, and other visualizations to federal risk executives, system operators, and system stakeholders,
• Experience conducting technical evaluations of AWS and GCP environments based on NIST SP and Zero Trust Architecture,
• Experience maintaining Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and providing input on corrective action plans for vulnerability remediation,
• In-depth knowledge of Security Assessment and Authorization in alignment with the NIST Risk Management Framework,
• Ability to architect, deploy, manage, and monitor cloud instances,
• Ability to work with collateral engineers, analysts, and managers on related programs,
• Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal means to co-workers and senior leadership, and
• Proven ability to be organized and detail-oriented, self-motivated, and engage in independent decision making.

Education and Certification:

Bachelor's degree is required in Cybersecurity, Management, Business, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or other Information Technology discipline (relevant years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements)

Preferred/Highly Desired:

• Experience with commercial and federal cloud service providers
• Experience in system development and the managing of interconnections
• Any of the following certifications:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

About Triple Point Security

Triple Point Security is a technical cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in securing cutting-edge IT and securing complex IT environments. We are looking to augment and advance your program management background with cloud computing and cloud computing security experience with leading cloud service providers and cloud management and security solutions.

Our professionals possess public sector experience from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Defense (DOD), and Department of Justice (DOJ) and private sector experience in telecommunications, finance, managed service providers, and Internet infrastructure. We combine our technical knowledge with best practices from the public and private sectors and apply them to IT security solutions and services that support our clients in achieving their business and mission objectives.

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Benefit Highlights

• Immediate vesting for 401(k) company matching contributions
• 100% of premium cost for basic employee coverage: Health, Dental, and Vision
• 100% of premium cost: Basic Life AD&D, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health, Dependent Care, and Mass Transit & Parking
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off plus 10 Paid Holidays
• Performance and referral Bonus
• Flexible work schedule (with client approval)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Call A Doctor Plus Telemedicine Service
• MetLaw Group Legal Services
• Technology resources (HW/SW), online training, and virtual labs

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100, $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending