Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer I

Knowledge Management Inc. (KMI) has the leadership and experience to deliver innovative technology logistics and management solutions to meet real mission requirements. KMI is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Disadvantage Business (SDB) that specializes in Logistics Warehouse Services Distance Learning/Training Enterprise Solutions Financial Management Support Program Management Intelligence Analysis & Threat Assessment and Data Analytics/Operations Research. Since 1998 our solutions and services have helped our clients improve performance drive cost and operational effectives and map technology needs for tomorrows requirements.

Title: Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer I

Location: onsite Reston VA

Position: 1

Duration: Multi-year program

Start date: ASAP

Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/CI Poly

Salary: Please provide your salary requirement

As Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer I youll will play a critical role in safeguarding digital assets by designing implementing and maintaining robust cybersecurity infrastructure. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to identify vulnerabilities develop solutions and ensure compliance with security protocols and industry standards. Staying informed about emerging trends and threats in the cybersecurity landscape you will proactively enhance defenses through innovative tools and methodologies. Additionally you will conduct risk assessments implement security controls and support incident response efforts to minimize risks and maintain the integrity of our systems and data.

What youll do:

• Design implement and manage security solutions including firewalls intrusion detection/prevention systems endpoint protection and encryption mechanisms to ensure the organizations networks and systems remain secure.
• Conduct regular security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in systems networks and applications and analyze and investigate anomalies and security breaches taking appropriate actions to mitigate risks.
• Monitor network traffic system logs and security alerts to detect and respond to potential security incidents and develop and implement incident response plans to effectively address security breaches incidents and breaches.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and enforce security policies standards and procedures and work closely with cross-functional teams including IT software development and compliance to integrate security into all phases of the development lifecycle and ensure a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity.
• Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of security processes procedures and configurations and prepare detailed reports on security findings incidents and actions taken.

What youll need to succeed:

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly.
• CISSP or equivalent certification that satisfies DoD 8140.
• 4 years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer with strong handson automation and platform engineering experience.
• 3 years of hands-on experience implementing and monitoring security controls using government frameworks and standards (e.g. NIST SP 80053 RMF ICD 503 FISMA FedRAMP) and applying STIGs (Linux preferred).
• Handson experience with cloudnative security including IaC containers Kubernetes/OpenShift and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Bitbucket) and securing these solutions at IL5 to IL6 across NIPR SIPR and/or JWICS.
• Expert experience in log collection and analysis (e.g. Splunk) using advanced queries to identify security anomalies and leveraging those insights for incident response forensic analysis and daily weekly and monthly security checks that support continuous monitoring under NIST RMF.
• Experience with application and cloud security tools (e.g. Fortify Acunetix Prisma Cloud).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Benefits: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:

• Health dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Group Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Short and Long-term disability insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.

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Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision. Knowledge Management Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Required Experience:

Senior IC