Senior Systems Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your Impact: . We are looking to hire a Senior System Engineer to support a full range of cyber security services on a long-term contract in Washington DC. The position is full time/permanent and will support a US Government civilian agency. The position is available immediately upon finding a qualified candidate with the appropriate background clearance. This position supports a government client and is fully a remote position

Responsibilities:
Serving as a technical advisor and consultant to colleagues support our government customer leadership on the implementation of the Department's information systems security policy and guidelines.
Assisting government leadership in making integration decisions, analyzing design constraints and trade-offs in system and security design, and ensuring integrity of customers mission objectives, while protecting customer assets from cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
Advocating for, influencing and/or defending policy and program decisions among Department leaders and high-ranking officials across government and develop novel solutions that impact matters of national significance related to the customer's Cybersecurity mission.
Collaborating with internal and external customer stakeholders and national experts to budget for, architect, and design enterprise cybersecurity solutions.
Reviewing security and privacy requirements to isolate system needs and translating those requirements into secure technical and operational specifications.
Conducting and evaluating design reviews and conducting security risk assessments, gap analyses, and business impact analyses to detect system weaknesses, identifying the depth and breadth of needed security controls, and making targeted recommendations to address issues and mitigate risks.
Designing and evaluating networks that are secure from known and perceived methods of cyber-attack on all elements including but not limited to wired and wireless elements, Cloud-based, and virtual environments, incorporating secure controls.
Establishing defense in-depth mechanisms to detect, deflect, or mitigate cyber-attacks on networks and communications systems and structures.
Designing and evaluating security solutions
Assisting with the analyzing software risks, understanding likely points of attack, and determining how software will mitigate potential attacks.
Assisting with the review of systemic threats in deployment environments and vulnerabilities of applications and identifying application vulnerabilities, taking into consideration security controls, recovery strategies, contingency plans, and testing and evaluation.
Executing and/or assisting development based on secure design specifications, utilizing secure tools and methodologies.
Tracking and correcting system defects through testing and implementation phases.
Providing oversight of systems testing and evaluation and test case development and mapping.
Developing objectives and criteria for testing programs.
Assisting with testing frameworks and contingency plans.
Develop system concepts and work on the capabilities phases of the systems development lifecycle
Translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., laws, regulations, policies and technical standards) into system and security designs and processes.
Provide recommendations for investment standards and policies that drive how controls will be applied across the organization
Support customer's needs with Executive orders such as 14028

Requirements:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree; Master's preferred; other work experience and certifications considered in lieu of degree requirements
5+ years establishing, managing and maturing security and compliance programs in federal and private sector focused on delivering complex Security IT solutions, resolving business challenges through technical implementation
5+ years of experience with cloud platforms and services, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
5+ years of experience with governance, risk assessment and compliance for FISMA, FedRAMP, and NIST SP 800 series including NIST SP 800-37 and NIST SP 800-53, system security plans, security and privacy controls, POA&M management, assessment and authorization (A&A), Authority To Operate (ATO) and continuous monitoring processes
Experience with the protection of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and hybrid multi-cloud environments with a broad set of security technologies and processes with application security, data security, network security, encryption, key management, identity and access management, cloud access service brokering, zero trust networking
Experience with DHS CISA Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), and Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) 3.0 Reference Architecture
Understanding of Agile and DevSecOps industry standard practices including security assessments of code through the Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
Understanding of containerization and serverless technologies
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.


Minimum Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree; Master's preferred; other work experience and certifications considered in lieu of degree requirements

Minimum Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience

Required Certifications: ITIL 4 Foundation Certified or willing to complete one year from hire

Preferred:
Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
Experience with Okta Multi-factor Authentication services
Microsoft Authentication and Identity Management technologies (EDR XDR)
MCSE, MCITP, MCTS and/or SANS Certification

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Amentum's health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, and, if eligible, a deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan. Employees will also receive 17 days of vacation per year, seven paid holidays, plus floating holidays and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and have the opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus.

The base salary range for this position is $115,000 to $135,000. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.