Cyber Security/ZScaler Engineer

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
CyberArk, Cybersecurity, Okta Identity Management, Zscaler Architecture
Certifications:
None
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
ship Required:
No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Sr. Cyber Security Analyst supporting our HHS HRSA customer onsite. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

THIS IS AN ONSITE POSITION

Responsibilities:

• As a Sr. Cyber Security Analyst with hands-on ZScaler experience, you will work with the existing Cyber Security Team to provide guidance, installation, implementation and support of existing and new infrastructure.
• Perform minor and major ruleset upgrades, as needed.
• Ability to log into Firewalls and Routers/Switches to troubleshoot possible connectivity issues.
• Develop and deliver stock and adhoc ZIA reporting, as requested.
• Help with technical support in Change Management processes that directly impact production environment.
• Document and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Responding to requests and incidents within the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Work with Program and Project management throughout the period of performance.
• Attend team and customer meetings.
• Provide training to the government, and their successors, on details of the administration, maintenance, support and operational use of the solution.
• Participates in special projects, as needed.
• Resolve technical problems that occur and on-call support for non-business hours.
• Report daily at the customer location (this is an onsite position).
• Provide Weekly and on-demand Status Reports on work performed.

Required Skills:

• Associates degree in a related STEM field or equivalent experience and at least 3 years of Cyber Security experience.
• Must have hands on experience with Zscaler
• Ability to log into and assess Firewall Rules (Palo Alto), Security Groups (Azure) and ACLs (Cisco appliances)
• 2+ years of experience in large-scale enterprise environment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a MBI/T2 level clearance
• Foundational networking and DNS skills
• Experience with routing, network forwarding, and traffic inspection
• ZIA, ZPA, ZDX configuration and policy setup
• Familiarity with log forwarding protocols (Syslog, GRE/IPSec tunnels, etc.)
• Comfortable with static IP configuration, NAT, and subnetting
• Ability to work with private Service Edges, App Connectors, and ZTNA policies
• Exposure to firewall policies, proxy chaining, and PAC file management
• Application development from ZPA
• Okta, CyberArk, Splunk integration
• Troubleshooting connectivity and latency issues across distributed architectures
• Working knowledge of SSL inspection, VPN integration, MFA, and identity providers
• Familiar with ServiceNow (SNOW) for working on requests and incident tickets.

Desired Skills:

• ZScaler or Security+ Certified
• Experience with IPv6 networking protocol in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint and MS Teams.
• Experience with MS Teams Planner, ServiceNow and/or JIRA
• Experience with any HHS agencies or entities
• Demonstrated strong technical skills and analytic abilities, as well as experience performing system security analysis and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience in translating an understanding of systems and applications into test plans and perform hands on testing.
• Possesses experience with communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to stakeholders.
• Possess a broad knowledge of ZScaler best practices, policies and guidance.

The likely salary range for this position is $124,093 - $155,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA MD Rockville

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans