Cybersecurity Infrastructure Engineer

In this role as a Cybersecurity Infrastructure Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Engineering deploying and sustaining the SECs enterprise network security infrastructure-next-generation firewalls SASE/ZTNA and SD-WAN-to ensure availability performance and a defensible security posture.
• Operating and maintaining defensive platforms day-to-day including configuration management policy tuning software/firmware lifecycle and patching capacity planning and health monitoring.
• Serving as the senior technical authority and escalation point for complex infrastructure issues providing advanced troubleshooting and resolution and directing technical work of supporting contractor staff.
• Leading engineering projects end-to-end-requirements design testing and implementation-for new and upgraded capabilities such as SASE/ZTNA and SD-WAN across enterprise and hybrid (on-premises and cloud) environments.
• Developing and maintaining secure configuration baselines standard operating procedures and engineering documentation and automating repeatable configuration and operational tasks to improve consistency and reduce manual effort.
• Translating threat intelligence and detection findings into infrastructure-level defensive improvements-firewall policy segmentation access control and traffic inspection-to harden the environment against current adversary tactics.
• Collaborating with the SOC logging and observability and network operations teams and with product vendors to integrate capabilities resolve issues and align infrastructure with operational and mission requirements.
• Operating and supporting intrusion detection sensor infrastructure to ensure reliable security telemetry delivery to the SOC and logging/observability teams.
• Identifying gaps in defensive coverage resilience and operational processes; recommending and implementing improvements; and providing technical input to architecture and roadmap decisions.

• CITZENSHIP: You must be a US Citizen.
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see CLEARANCE: Entrance on duty is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment security investigation. Favorable results on a Background Investigation may be a condition of employment or selection to another position.
• PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): Moving/Relocation expenses are not authorized.
• DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: This appointment may require completion of a one-year probationary period.
• The selectee is required to report to the duty station(s) listed.
• The duties of this position may require the incumbent to carry a cell phone and be on call 24 hours a day seven days a week on a rotational basis based on the needs of the organization.

Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.

1. Engineering enterprise network security controls including hardening and configuration management;
2. Designing enterprise security capabilities and operations including automation and escalation resolution;
3. Defining secure cloud guardrails and Zero Trust access patterns aligned to federal baselines; and
4. Evaluating emerging technologies with baseline updates and security impact analysis.

• Information Systems/Network Security - Implements and uses methods tools and procedures including the development of information security plans and standards to prevent information systems vulnerabilities and provide or restore privacy and security of applications systems and/or network services.
• Cybersecurity Engineering - Creates and manages hardware software and privacy and security policies for the protection of systems networks and data.
• Cloud Architecture - Designs and develops Cloud-based infrastructure aligned with best practices and requirements to include organizing and analyzing data and dataset structures; and maintains knowledge of industry developments.
• Technology Awareness - Uses technological developments new requirements and new applications of information technology (hardware software and telecommunications) emerging technologies and their integration into business processes and implementation of information systems to meet organizational requirements.