Chief Security Engineer

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Job description

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International, you'll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

We take National Security serious. We focus on strategic and unified work to strengthen the security, resiliency, and workforce of the cyber ecosphere. This is your opportunity to join a team that is making an impact on protecting National interests including state, local, tribal and territorial Governments and critical infrastructure.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, mission and customer-oriented Chief Security Engineer to join our team in the Washington D.C. area.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide senior level cyber-security engineering services and technical leadership of engineering team
• Provide cybersecurity subject matter expertise in various technical domains (i.e., Network Security, Endpoint/Server Security, Application Security, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Operations, Identity Management, etc.) in relation to cyber threats detection, prevention, and response capabilities
• Responsible for security engineering activities during the analysis, design, development, and sustainment phases that meet the security requirements
• Analyze and review of designs and test plans, processes, procedures, functional and data requirements analysis, complex system analysis, and documentation preparation for complex systems
• Responsible for integration and implementation of the computer system security solution and leads the design of security related capabilities into each project
• Primary interface with the government for security related activities and direct responsibility for security design oversight
• Ensure that security solutions are consistent with the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS) Security Architecture
• Gathers and organizes technical information about an organization's mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs in computer security
• Designs, develops, builds and deploys highly scalable, fault-tolerant, elastic and secure cloud based and distributed services with a variety of cloud-based architectures (public, private and hybrid)
• SME in managing and implementing cyber security and digital risk management solutions (examples: ForeScout and RSA) to accomplish feature deployment, security policy implementation, multi-factor authentication
• Ensure access control enforcement, activity monitoring, configuration tuning, and system administration
• Provide recommendations for tool configuration and user training needs
• Support automated reporting capabilities

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of (15) fifteen years of Computer Engineering experience
• Experience implementing enterprise cybersecurity tools, processes, and best practices
• Extensive experience with DoD Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) implementation and related documentation
• Experience with network cyber defense tools and technologies
• Possess technical experience in mitigating and/or remediating vulnerabilities
• Possess strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills in a dynamic customer centric environment; provide superior customer service
• Able to provide outputs needed to support Risk Management Framework (RMF) such as technical mitigation documents
• Bachelor's Degree
• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS degree and (10) or more years of Computer Engineering experience and/or relevant work experience
• 10+ yrs. of progressive responsibility in providing technical leadership
• SAFe 5 Program Consultant certified
• Systems Engineering Experience and/or Certification desired
• Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster
• Experience with one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Ansible)
• Working knowledge of root causes of malware infections and proactive mitigation
• Experience and knowledge of packet flow, TCP/UDP traffic, firewall technologies, IDS technologies, proxy technologies, and antivirus, spam and spyware solutions
• Knowledge of typical behaviors of both malware and threat actors and how common protocols and applications work at the network level, including DNS, HTTP, and SMB

Clearance Requirements:

• Top Secret w/SCI

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.