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Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Endpoint Protection Engineer/ISSE to support the Department of Homeland Securities ongoing cross agency mission in Fairfax, VA. We are seeking a well-versed engineer and risk management specialist to join a critical department for the agency by providing technical configuration and implementation of 7 Federal agencies through improved network monitoring and access control. Your talent is needed!
Clearance: Must be a US Citizen with clearance eligibility - DHS EOD or Secret Clearance preferred Location: Fairfax, VA site - Remote for the foreseeable future Responsibilities of the EP Engineer include: • Identify and assess customer information technology infrastructure regarding risks and vulnerabilities; • Document, communicate, and recommend steps to resolve the risks and issues associated with security vulnerabilities across the Customer IT Environment. • Provide, maintain, and administer end point security management tools: anti-virus, data loss prevention, web filtering, and spam filtering across Customer IT Environment, Authorized Users, data center and Network Assets such as (McAfee; Arctic Wolf, Binary Defense, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cybereason, Deepwatch, Sentire, Expel, FireEye, Carbon Black, Palo Alto Cortex, Elastic Security, Microsoft Endpoint Manager); • Document, maintain and manage DLP (host and Network) existing Equipment, software and tools. • Manage DLP rules based on Customer policies and procedures; Notify Customer of Viruses and System vulnerabilities or threats that could lead to adverse effects on Customer; • Prepare and maintain solution documentation, including security, configuration and CONOPS; • Work closely with engineering and test teams and participate in technical and meetings with Agency technical specialists; • Apply technical expertise in implementing efficiencies and creating strategies to better detect and respond to cyber incidents by prioritizing mitigation actions. Qualifications of the EP Engineer: • Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearance requirements, US citizenship is required as well as successful passing of CGI background check prior to beginning work. In addition, candidates must have ability to obtain and maintain a DHS EOD/Public Trust clearance; • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of related experience. Four additional years of relevant work experience may substitute for a degree; • Experience configuring and integrating COTS software in support of enterprise security solutions; • Must be able to analyze and clarify customer technical inquiries; • Must be able to analyze vulnerability scan results, system audits, log events and troubleshoot software issues; • Experience with threat hunting tactics, techniques and procedures. • Experience designing, deploying and integrating enterprise endpoint management systems • Experience managing agent-based end-point packages; • Hands on experience with EDR tools; • Must have strong communication skills and a solid understanding of IT Security concepts to include vulnerability & patch management, security operations, Incident Management and Incident response; • Experience integrating layered security using network security architecture concepts using defense in depth and zero trust. • Knowledge of malware analysis concepts and incident handling methodologies Compensation of the Security Engineer include: • $100k-165k+ based on experience • Remote for the time being and anticipated in the future • Full Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADP • Clearance upgrade Keywords: endpoint protection, network vulnerability, EP engineer, endpoints, network architecture, SIEM, ELK stack, SIEM, IAM, Elastic, Tanium, DHS, department of homeland security, anti virus, crowdstrike, mcafee, network assets, end point, end point security tools, security, RMF, risk management, risk management framework, public trust, DHS EOD, vulnerabilities, malware, network exploitation, security architecture, security framework, doj, DOD, HUD, housing urban developmentVacancy expired!