Security Architect/ Engineer Senior

POSITION SUMMARY:
Senior Security Architect Engineer – supports the DHS Enterprise Engineering Division
(EED) within the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Support includes providing
strategic and technical direction to a high functioning team of network and security engineers, data
center specialists and DHS stakeholders groups.
CORE RESPONSIBLITIES:
• Maintaini and improve network and security capabilities to include modernization and
emerging technologies
• Ensure the security tools and infrastructure are available and operational from the perimeter
down to the endpoints and data itself.
• Provide support to maintain and mature security tool architecture for security operations
monitoring.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES:
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• Consultancy and support in the design and implementation of complex network solutions.
• Representation of the network department as technical contact person in all project phases
and network component issues.
• Install new or rebuild existing servers, services and storage in accordance with standards
and project/operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain installation, configuration and security procedures.
• Research and recommend innovative and where possible automated approaches for system
administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resoueces and provide economies of scale.
• Responsible for daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware,
server resources, logs, systems and key processes.
• Coordinate and track all security engineering and architecture projects.
• Align resources, to include personnel, effectively to meet project deadlines.
• Communicate project risks, issues, and blockers and program status updates for all efforts
to Federal leadership.
• Ensure the team is maintaining compliance with applicable policies, standards, and procedures
in support of Cybersecurity Provider (CSP) requirements and Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Conduct market research, product evaluation, prototyping, integration, development,
deployment, recapitalization, operations and maintenance support for a variety of security
software and computing and networking technologies.
• Work with other network architects/engineers and DHS stakeholders in the design,
installation and configuration of the network to achieve the established business
and security requirements.
• Perform “as is” analyzes of existing security technolgoes and make recommendations
and produce roadmaps of changes as needed to optimize performance and improve
network performance.
• Be able to take a lead role in the design process working closely with program team.
• Establish effective working relationships with industry vendors to ensure alignment of
current and future set requirements.
REQUIRED SKILL SETS:
• High-level, out of the box thinking, analytical reasoning, creative problem solving skills paired
realistic and pragmatic execution
• Ten (10) years overall professional experience, at least five (5) years of security
engineering and architecture experience in designing, configuring, monitorin and troubleshooting
within a large enterprise security environment.
• Strong technical background to include extensive experience deploying, managing, and
maintaining a wide range of security tools.
• Prior experience managing and mentoring other technical and security staff.
• Must be resourceful in learning a very complex and dynamically changing network.
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CLEARANCE LEVEL:
• Active Top Secret with ability to receive SCI
• US citizenship required .
EDUCATION:
• BA/BS (relevant field). Relevant experience may be a substitute for education.
CERTIFICATIONS: (Desired, but not required)
• CISSP (Certified Information Security Systems Professional)
CERTICIATIONS OF INTEREST: (Not required)
• RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
• RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect)
• RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator)
• MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate)
• MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Expert)
• PMP (PMI Projcet Mangerment Professional)
SOFTWARE/HARDWARD DESIRED :
• Splunk Enterprise, Crowdstrike, Ansible, Red Hat, Linux, Tenable, AWS, Azure Cloud
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