Description
PingWind is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cybersecurity Engineer Sr to join our dynamic team. As a Cybersecurity Engineer Sr, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing cybersecurity initiatives within our organization. You will be responsible for leading a team of cybersecurity engineers, coordinating their efforts, and ensuring the successful execution of projects aimed at safeguarding our digital assets and infrastructure.
Location: Fort Sam Houston, TX (Local Remote)
Required Clearance: Secret
Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
Required Experience: Ten+ (10+) years of relevant experience
Responsibilities:
· Design, implement, and maintain robust security architectures for the organization's networks, systems, and applications, ensuring they meet industry standards and best practices.
· Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration tests to identify weaknesses in the organization's infrastructure and recommend remediation measures.
· Monitor security systems, detect security incidents, and respond to security alerts in a timely manner to mitigate risks and minimize impact.
· Lead and participate in incident response activities, including investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery, following established incident response procedures.
· Develop, implement, and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS).
· Develop and deliver cybersecurity awareness training programs for employees to promote a culture of security awareness and best practices.
· Cloud technologies such as enterprise cloud computing (EC2) instances, Simple Service Storage, containers.
Requirements:
· 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity roles, with a focus on security engineering.
· Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, technologies, and best practices.
· Experience with security tools and technologies, such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint security solutions.
· Hands-on experience with network security, encryption, authentication, and access control mechanisms.
· Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks, such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls.
· Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GIAC certifications are highly desirable.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex security issues and develop effective solutions.
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
Required Qualifications:
· ISC2 CISSP or Equivalent
· Ten plus years’ experience with DOD or Army hardware/software and applications development, installation, maintenance, operation, and testing efforts.
· Ten plus years’ experience in monitoring, testing, troubleshooting, and performing corrective actions for Cybersecurity IT systems.
· Experience with Risk Management Framework, vulnerability assessments, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) reporting, and cybersecurity problem resolution.
About PingWind
PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cyber security, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is a VA CVE certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Washington DC and Northern Virginia. www.PingWind.com
Our benefits include:
Paid Federal Holidays
Robust Health & Dental Insurance Options
401k with matching
Paid vacation and sick leave
Continuing education assistance
Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program through Sun Life Financial EAP Guidance Resources
Veterans are encouraged to apply
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Please be advised that during the interview, you will be required to keep your camera on, and your interviewer will be taking your picture for identification purposes if an offer letter is extended to you.
