Job ID: 2511973
Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US
Date Posted: 2025-12-02
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cyber Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description SAIC seeks a Senior Security Engineer to supporting the Department of Transportation's Cybersecurity mission by joining a dedicated team of cybersecurity professionals who collaborate, cooperate, and facilitate maintaining and enhancing the security posture of DOT information systems and infrastructure. These information systems and infrastructure support the DOT mission of managing and maintaining United States critical infrastructure (i.e. highways, bridges, roads, etc.).
Engage with Federal Leadership and counterparts to implement endpoint protection profile changes to address external threats, and enforce security requirements; Coordinate with application administrators and infrastructure administrators and engineers to troubleshoot issues associated with endpoint protection software; Support integration of endpoint security data with security log aggregation solutions, to include security information event management tools; Participate in declared cybersecurity incident handling activities when requested; Keep current regarding latest threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices related to endpoint security; Work Cyber related security operations ITSM (ServiceNow) assigned tickets to completion; Participate in relevant Cybersecurity and Security Operations (SecOps) meetings; Collaborate on and provide feedback to cybersecurity solutions that enhance DOT security posture
Qualifications REQUIREMENTS: - 9 years in Cybersecurity or related Information Technology fields, Bachelors and nine (8) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience
- Experience working with Endpoint protection management solutions
- Must have experience using DOT Anti-Virus system (currently
Symantec) - Network+, Security+, SSCP, GISF, ISACA Cybersecurity Fundamentals, or similar technical certification
- Proven understanding of Federal Cybersecurity requirements (i.e. FISMA, NIST 800 series, etc)
- Excellent communications skills with the capacity to describe endpoint security concepts to unacquainted individuals
- Exceptional ability to collaboration and coordinate with cross-functional teams
the ability to obtain a public trust
Preferred skills and qualifications: Familiarity and comprehensive foundational understanding of application and technology stacks, cloud-based systems, operating systems, databases, networking, firewalls, Data Loss Prevention, Endpoint Security, Software, Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) and host-based IDS and IPS and general cyber security best practices and industry standards
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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- Dice Id: 10111346
- Position Id: 2511973
- Posted 12 hours ago
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