Senior Cyber Security Engineer

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is searching for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our team. 

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work:  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.  
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first.  We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers.  It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.  
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: 
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success:  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Cyber Security Engineer with MTSI you will develop, coordinate and execute policies, methods and procedures for a DAF customer as well as joint projects with the Missile Defense Agency. Oversee the performance of day-to-day operational support of those systems. Conduct and manage the building, patching, testing (check for compatibility issues, conducts QA) and deployment of systems and platforms meeting mission partners’ needs and specifications.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Develop and manage setup of Secured Local Area Networks and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) architectures with connectivity between ground, airborne and satellite communication capabilities

• Support Interim Authorities to Test (IATT), Authorities to Connect (ATC), and Authorities to Operate (ATO) activities as necessary

• Supervise, plan and implement changes with the goal of enhancing performance. Manage and oversee the storage and server data backup, data migration and disaster recovery operations. Administer software and operating system upgrades and track system licensing. Direct the configuration of security settings and access permissions for groups and individuals

• Manage and facilitate the cyber security and approval process related to systems/networks software and hardware for the internal and associated projects. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, optimize operational efficiency, and troubleshoot problems arising in the infrastructure environments. Manage the deployment. Architect, design, implement, maintain, and operate information system security controls and countermeasures

• Analyze and recommend security controls and procedures in acquisition, development, and change management life-cycle of information systems for internal and joint projects. Monitor these systems for compliance

• Respond to information system security incidents, including investigation of, countermeasures to, and recovery from computer-based attacks, unauthorized access, and policy breaches; interacts and coordinates with third-party incident responders, including law enforcement

• Monitor trends, news and changes in threat and compliance environment with respect to organizational risk; advise organization management and develop/execute plans for compliance and mitigation of risk; perform risk and compliance self-assessments; engage/coordinate third-party risk and compliance assessments. Evaluate and develop information security governance, including organizational policies, procedures, standards, baselines and guidelines with respect to information security and use and operation of information systems

• Serve as the COMSEC Responsible Officer (CRO) to ensure all COMSEC and all associated Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) is safeguarded and controlled according to the requirements of the applicable DoD agency, and associated specialized COMSEC publications and operational security doctrine for the associated COMSEC equipment or system(s)

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• 15+ Years of Experience in Cyber Security or Information Security
• Demonstrated breadth and depth of technical and organizational knowledge and expertise in developing and conducting risk assessment procedures for verification of RMF/Assessments and Authorizations (A&A) in support of rapid prototyping and developmental capabilities. This includes and is not limited to providing oversight of various artifacts supporting RMF package artifacts: System Security Plan (SSP), Security Control Traceability Matrix (SCTM), Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&M), Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) Plan, CONOPS, and other RMF BoE artifacts.
• Strong understanding in operating the Xacta IT and Cyber Risk Management Platform and the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (EMASS) to manage a unit’s body of evidence to support Interim Authorities to Test (IATT), Authorities to Connect (ATC), and Authorities to Operate (ATO).

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree – Information Technology, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Security+
• Military experience as cyber or communications specialist DESIRED

Clearance Requirements:

• TS/SCI with previous SAP experience.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

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