Network Security Engineer SME Job Listing at SAIC in United States of America (Job ID 2504149)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and knowledgeable Network Security Engineer (Subject Matter Expert) to join our team supporting the FBI Infrastructure Services and Back Office Support program for the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in network security, including the management of monitoring tools, firewalls, routers, and complex LAN/WAN infrastructure. This role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles and the ability to implement and maintain robust security measures across a globally distributed MPLS infrastructure. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Monitoring and Tool Management: Add and manage nodes in Splunk and Riverbed for monitoring purposes and update monitoring tools using Ansible. 

• Stakeholder Interaction: Successfully interact with program leads and DOJ partners to ensure objectives are completed on time. 

• IT Security Management: Manage information technology security, including backups, firewalls, and routers. 

• Security Policy Guidance: Provide guidance for the design and management of information systems security policy, implementation, and management for a globally distributed MPLS infrastructure. 

• Network Security Support: Provide network security management and support for Windows servers. 

• Issue Resolution: Resolve routing and Network Address Translation (NAT) issues utilizing tcpdump and other tools. 

• System Upgrades: Perform system upgrades and implement new security policies as per agency guidance and policy. 

• Troubleshooting: Contribute to troubleshooting complex LAN/WAN infrastructure, including routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), VPNs, web proxy, and XML gateway for enterprise web services. 

• Network Concepts: Work on networking concepts and routing protocols like BGP, EIGRP, dynamic multipoint virtual private network (DMVPN), and other LAN/WAN technologies. 

• Information Assurance: Recommend enterprise information assurance and security standards. 

• Security Standards Implementation: Develop and implement information assurance/security standards and procedures. 

• Security Program Coordination: Coordinate, develop, and evaluate security programs and recommend solutions to support customer requirements. 

• Security Violations: Identify, report, and resolve security violations. 

• Security Requirements Analysis: Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based on user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands. 

• Support Customers: Provide high-level support to customers in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies. 

• System Engineering Tasks: Perform a variety of system engineering tasks related to major systems design, integration, and implementation. 

• Security Features Design: Apply security know-how to both government and commercial systems, perform analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures. 

• System Security Solutions: Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions that meet security requirements and provide integration and implementation of these solutions. 

  Complex Problem Analysis: Analyze complex information assurance-related technical problems and provide multifaceted engineering and technical support. 

  Vulnerability/Risk Analysis: Perform vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development lifecycle. 

  Security Tuning and Monitoring: Perform system security tuning, security monitoring, account management, and review software product upgrades and patches. 

  Interface Monitoring: Monitor and perform script writing, storage management interfaces, network interfaces, and other system interfaces. 

  Security System Tests: Design and execute security system tests. 

  Certification and Accreditation: Support all systems/services certification and accreditation activities. 

This opportunity is contingent upon award. 

Qualifications

• Experience: Five years of total experience with two years of current experience in supporting and troubleshooting various computing devices and operating systems. 

• Technical Background: Strong technical background, CompTIA A+ certified preferred. 

• Networking and Cybersecurity Proficiency: Proficiency in both networking and cybersecurity technologies and protocols. 

• Operating Systems Management: Experience in managing and troubleshooting Linux or Unix-based operating systems. 

• Application Layer Gateway: Experience with Application Layer Gateway (ALG) protocols such as Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). 

• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ certified, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) certified, or Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional (CCCP) preferred. 

• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, XP, Kanban, and SAFe. 

• Education and total experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field is preferred and nine (9) years of experience of a Masters and seven (7) years of experience.

• Clearance: Must possess an active Top Secret clearance. 

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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