Overview
Hybrid
$65 - $70
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Access Control
Documentation
Endpoint Protection
Firewall
IT Audit
Incident Management
Authentication
Cloud Computing
Information Systems
Log Analysis
Log Management
Collaboration
Communication
Cyber Security
Network Security
OSI Model
Information Security
Regulatory Affairs
Risk Assessment
Roadmaps
SSP
Intrusion Detection
Security Policy
Strategic Planning
System Security
TCP/IP
Malware Analysis
Microsoft Azure
Network
Web Content
Web Security
Penetration Testing
Security Operations
Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability Scanning
Job Details
Title: Senior Security Operations Engineer
Job ID: 777674
Location: Richmond, VA
Work Type: Hybrid (Must be from VA)
Duration: Long-term Contract
Job Overview
The Client is seeking an experienced Senior Security Operations Engineer to play a key role in safeguarding enterprise information systems and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring extensive, hands-on experience in information security operations, network defense, threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response. This position requires deep expertise across security policy, intrusion detection/prevention, firewalls, anti-malware and phishing protection, authentication, log analysis, endpoint and perimeter defense, and network security protocols. The Senior Security Operations Engineer will also contribute to the organization s technology roadmap, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, and aligned with modern cybersecurity best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support enterprise-wide security infrastructure.
- Identify security risks and engineer effective mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with IT teams, vendors, and security groups to secure network projects and operations.
- Maintain system security policies, procedures, and documentation.
- Perform vulnerability assessments, network scans, and penetration testing; monitor logs for emerging threats.
- Analyze vulnerability scan results and coordinate remediation with business, infrastructure, and application teams.
- Provide security design input for cloud-based initiatives, particularly Azure solutions.
- Support internal and external IT audits; review findings, recommend corrective actions, and drive remediation efforts.
- Ensure device configurations follow best practices and documentation is continuously updated.
- Lead and coordinate the response to cybersecurity incidents.
- Align security operations with the organization s strategic plan and technology roadmap.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in information systems security, including development and enforcement of security policy.
- Strong expertise in:
- Web security gateways, network access control, endpoint security, perimeter security technologies.
- Firewalls, anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-phishing, and authentication systems.
- Intrusion detection/prevention systems, log management, and web content filtering.
- TCP/IP and other network/security protocols across all OSI model layers.
- Proven ability to:
- Identify, assess, and remediate enterprise-wide security risks.
- Detect, respond to, and remediate security incidents.
- Conduct penetration testing and use web-related security tools.
- Remediate System Security Plans (SSP) and Risk Assessments (RA) in a cybersecurity context.
- Perform enterprise-level threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments, including breach response coordination.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills for technical and executive stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- CISSP certification (preferred but not required).
- Prior experience in government IT environments is a plus.
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