Job Type
Full-time
Description
*This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison.
Salary: $160,000 - $170,000/year
Work location: Hybrid, 2-3 days per week on-site in Alexandria, VA. The first 30 days of work will be full-time on-site.
Duties and responsibilities include:- Responsible for the ability to implement the various phases of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, establishing baselines for security tools to ensure proper configuration and deployment, architecting, deploying, and maintaining security products and services, and recommending and implementing solutions for protecting data throughout its lifecycle.
- Lead cybersecurity architecture, engineering, and security operations activities to strengthen enterprise security posture and reduce organizational risk.
- Provide security engineering subject matter expertise in support of enterprise architecture, technical review boards, IT operations, and application development initiatives.
- Design, engineer, implement, integrate, and optimize enterprise security solutions to improve visibility, threat detection, operational readiness, and security resilience.
- Ensure cybersecurity architecture and security engineering requirements are integrated throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and properly documented.
- Provide technical leadership and advisory support on current and emerging cybersecurity tools, technologies, and security best practices.
- Identify, assess, and remediate security tool and system misconfigurations across enterprise infrastructure, applications, and cloud or on-premise environments.
- Develop and maintain enterprise information security architecture, engineering plans, network security diagrams, and system security design documentation.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to design, configure, implement, and operate Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) capabilities across the enterprise.
- Manage the aggregation, correlation, and visualization of cybersecurity data and alerts from enterprise and federal CDM tools and platforms.
- Lead integration and automation efforts between security operations, incident response, monitoring, and cybersecurity technologies to improve operational efficiency and response effectiveness.
- Develop and maintain security operations processes supporting hardware and software asset management, vulnerability management, configuration management, identity and access management, and ongoing authorization activities.
- Oversee implementation and management of enterprise security controls related to boundary protection, event monitoring, data protection, data loss prevention (DLP), supply chain risk management, and user activity monitoring.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support proactive threat detection, continuous monitoring, incident response, and cybersecurity operational improvements.
- Support the evaluation and implementation of emerging cybersecurity technologies, federal security initiatives, and evolving compliance requirements.
Requirements
- ship required.
- Minimum of 10 years' experience providing security operations and penetration testing support.
- Minimum 5 years' experience managing and directing security operations.
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
- Required certifications include: Certified Information System Security Professional Information Systems Security Management Professional (CISSP-ISSMP) and Certified Information System Security Professional Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP)
Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
Desired qualifications:- Certified Network Security Engineer (CNSE) certification is preferred.
The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.
Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:
- 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
- 11 paid Holidays each year
- 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)
- 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Public Transportation Subsidies
- Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!
Why Join Gunnison?- Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
- Quality is our top priority.
- Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
- There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
- We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
- We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.
In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects
. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could , the company has thrived for over 25 years.
Salary Description
$160,000 - $170,000/year
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