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Valiant Solutions is seeking multiple Splunk Engineers to join our growing team supporting large Government clients in Greenbelt, MD and Fairfax, VA! These Splunk Engineers will provide overall engineering and design support for very large distributed Splunk environments consisting of heavy forwarders, indexers, and search head servers, spanning security, performance, and operational roles.
Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients specializing in Cloud Security, Security Engineering, and Federal GRC. This is your chance to work with a wide range of security technologies for a company that cares about its employees - Valiant has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the DC area FOUR years in a row!
Salaries will be based on qualifications and education. All candidates must be US citizens with the ability to successfully pass Federal background and credit checks.
Position Description: The Splunk engineer will support the full system engineering life-cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, test, documentation, and implementation following defined best practices and operational workflows.
The candidate should be familiar with recognizing and onboarding new data sources into Splunk, analyzing the data for anomalies and trends, and building dashboards highlighting the key trends of the data. The Splunk engineer should be familiar with Windows and Linux environments, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps. The Splunk engineer will work with other Cybersecurity Engineering team members and will be required to interact with end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and provide assistance with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk engineer will be required interact with senior management, as necessary.
Responsibilities:
- Designing, engineering, configuring and administering Splunk content
- Assisting in the proper operation and performance of Splunk, plug-ins, loggers and connectors
- Building Splunk reports
- Developing dashboards with visual metrics for stakeholders
- Defining strategy and design around data collection, aggregations, and summarization processes
- Integrating external data sources into Splunk
- Enforcing best practices related to summarizing and querying data
- Developing advanced scripts for the manipulation of multiple data repositories to support analyst requirements
- Partnering with other enterprise teams to support data capture and advanced data analytics and forecasting efforts to support proactive identification of issues
- Providing recommendations and implement changes to optimize Splunk products in the customer environment
- Designing the Splunk system solution to meet growth while maintaining a balance between performance, stability, scalability and agility
- SIEM content management
- Ability to develop use cases, search and reporting scripts
- Create, optimize, and continuously evaluate security monitoring content (correlated searches/alerts) on Splunk ES.
Job Requirements:
- Set up and configure Splunk search servers, deployment servers, clustered indexers, and forwarders, as required
- Configure Splunk integration points and verify functionality in the technical evaluation environment
- Document build procedures and customizations to provide inputs to functional and operational requirements
- Create custom reports for ingestion to RSA Archer Dashboard
- Demonstrate innovative influence for projects
- Problems faced are difficult and often complex
- Strong understanding of root causes of malware infections and proactive mitigation
- Strong understanding of lateral movement and footholds
- Strong understanding of data exfiltration techniques. Demonstrated ability in critical thinking, problem solving, and analytics
- Enjoy analyzing patterns looking for outliers
- Enjoy creating ways to find needles in haystacks
- Have real world experience analyzing complex attacks and understand TTPs of threat actors
- Define relationships between seemingly unrelated events through deductive reasoning
- Experience in network/host based intrusion analysis, malware analysis, forensics, and cyber threat intel
- Knowledge of advanced threat actors and complex attacks
- Possess excellent writing skills and the ability to communicate to technical and executive level staff
- Quick study with new tools
- Knowledge and experience with Splunk and other cyber tools
Required/Desired Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree is required
- Minumum of 10 years of IT experience
- Demonstrated 7+ years knowledge and hands-on experience in security with an emphasis in engineering design, system analytics, operations and maintenance of a variety of security technologies used for security defense areas such as: network, storage/back, platforms (Windows/Linux Servers and desktops)
- 5 years of experience with Splunk, network security, system security, and supporting security information and event management (SIEM)
- Demonstrated experience in the implementation of information engineering projects; systems analysis, design and programming using standard tools and methods
- Create complex detection and alerting logic and log source onboarding for security focused content in our enterprise Splunk deployment.
- Ingest sources include: Networking (Load-Balancers, IPS, Firewalls), Operating Systems (Linux, Windows, UNIX), security tools, infrastructure, and
- applications.
- Engineer, configure, and deploy enterprise SIEM and log management solutions, develop automation for security tools management, and create customized searches and applications using programming and development expertise, including Java, Python, Shell scripting, and regular
- expression.
- Create and optimize Big Data correlations as a Splunk search language (SPL) expert.
- Optimize/Tune logging source streams.
- Provide guidance and support for existing security analytics.
- Develop solution and enterprise best practices for logging and monitoring.
- Work directly with cyber security teams to gather functional requirements, develop solutions which meet or exceed the requirements, and support the system.
- Promote a risk-aware culture, ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices by adhering to required standards and processes.
- Leverage knowledge on a number of security technologies to operate and maintain the Splunk log management infrastructure.
- Develop advanced reports to meet the requirements of key stakeholders and scalable security management tools and processes.
- The candidate must have experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining a fully operating SIEM solution.
- Strong technical knowledge of Amazon AWS products and services, such as EC2, BeanStalk, Lambda, VPC, Route53, Amazon FW, API Gateway, ELB, CloudTrail, CloudFront, and etc.
- Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages - experience with Javascript/Node, Python, Lua, or PowerShell is strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of information security concepts, trends, and practices
- Working knowledge of various network and security systems
- Familiarity with basic statistics/probability and Big Data analytics techniques such as SVM, logistics regression, Kmeans, and Naives Bayes.
- An ability to learn quickly, and a passion for solving technical problems
- Superior written and oral English communication skills is essential
- Highly developed, process-oriented skills for troubleshooting, problem solving, and problem resolution
- Good knowledge of networking concepts
- Familiarity with XML and HTML, CSS, XML tasks
- Ability to perform shell, Python and PERL scripts
- Prior supervisory or technical team lead experience
- Knowledge of network routing and switching fundamentals to include knowledge of Multiprotocol Layer Switching (MPLS)
- Deep technical understanding of operating systems, network architecture and design, Active Directory (AD) application log consumables, systems design as well as superior knowledge of technical operations process and procedures
- Knowledge of encryption, key management and cryptology
- Knowledge with the Risk Management Framework (NIST 800-37), Security Controls as described in NIST 800-35, and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) operating standards and applicable guidelines
- Practical knowledge of performing threat modelling, risk analysis, root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation
- Experience planning and implementing secure networking practices such as: application segmentation, network segmentation, NAC and other access control testing/validation, updating access control SOPs
- Ability to configure and develop an enterprise SIEM solution including signature tuning, development of correlation rules, reports, and alarms
- Experience with a variety of web application protocols, web services (components including JavaScript, XML, JSON), scripting capabilities (Power shell, Python) software development frameworks, operating systems, and networking technologies. Understanding of various web application frameworks such as ASP.NET, J2EE
- Organizational Skills: Proven ability to plan and prioritize work, both their own and that of project team. Managed teams. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion. Understanding of project management principles and techniques (project plans, critical path, etc.), ability to develop security project plans and work with development teams to integrate those into development schedules - in both waterfall and agile environments.
- Team Work: Excels both autonomously and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. Ability to influence others and move a team toward a common vision or goal.
- Leadership: Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
- Communications: Ability to interact with senior managers, junior staff, and business unit (non-technical) customers clearly and efficiently, both verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills.
- Problem Solving: Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions.
- Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task.
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Valiant Solutions is seeking a Deskside Service Technician to join our growing team in Denver, CO supporting a large Federal project. This is your opportunity to join a small but rapidly growing company that cares about its employees. Valiant Solutions was named one of the Best Places to Work by Washington Business Journal four years in a row and a Fastest Growing Private Companies in America by Inc5000 three years in a row!
Salary will be based on education and experience, and all candidates must be able to favorably pass a criminal and financial background investigation.
Job Description:
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, correct issues, and ensure performance against Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Mitigate incident and problem resolution for outages and multi-user issues with the Service Desk. Support reporting and management initiatives as requested. Dispatches to assist or directly provide Deskside support to meet or exceed SLAs, including:
- Providing exceptional service and customer support during field visits or dispatches
- Providing desk-side support to users, including laptop / mobile equipment delivery, use-instructions and troubleshooting
- Managing on-site installation, repair, maintenance and test tasks, sometimes using “remote hands” or “smart hands” techniques
- Diagnosing complex errors or technical problems and determine proper solutions
- Managing Incident and Request tickets in the enterprise service ticketing system through ticket lifecycle; conforming to SLA requirements for ticket handling
- Operating vehicle in a safe manner and use field automation systems
- Asset lifecycle for laptops, desktops, smartphones, etc.
- Smart hands support for Tier 3 teams including handling servers, security devices and network equipment.
Follows all company’s documented procedures and protocols. Cooperates with technical team and share information across the organization. Comprehends customer requirements and makes appropriate recommendations/briefings. Build positive relationships with customers. Maintains a neat, business casual appearance suitable for working in office location.
Required Education/Skills:
- Experience or knowledge of user-centric Windows IT support in an enterprise environment
- Driver’s license, ability to make it into office during the day, evening, nights, weekends, after hours when needed and clean driving record
- Ability to troubleshoot, test, repair and service technical equipment
- English literacy
- Ability to work flexible shifts in a 7x24 environment and to adapt to changing work schedules, provide assistance on-call as necessary
- Proven experience supporting mobile devices and applications, Windows 7, Windows 10 and Mac OS X
- Technical degree or certification (such as A+, N+, MCDST, MCSE, CCNA)
- Experience supporting common VTC technologies
- Committed to providing excellent customer support to our customers
- Ability to work in a fast-paced SLA driven environment
- Ability to work well in a team setting
- Intermediate skills or better with Microsoft Office 2010 & 2013 Suite (including Word, Project, and Excel), and Adobe Acrobat
- Experience with Active Directory, Group policies, and networking
- Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively, self-awareness, and excellent written and oral communications.
- Candidate must possess a US “Public Trust” clearance, Secret (or higher) clearance, or be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
- Experience supporting Mobile Technologies such as VPN, Citrix, VDI, etc.
- Experience working with a highly mobile workforce that relies heavily on mobile devices such as Android and Apple Smart Phones, iPads, etc.
Desired Education/Skills:
- ITIL® Intermediate Level Certification
- Familiar with asset management processes and procedures
- Familiarity with environment and administrative processes
- Windows, UNIX, and / or Linux server / system administration knowledge / experience
- Working knowledge of VPN and Citrix for remote access
- Working knowledge of images and imaging desktops and laptops
- Experience with supporting Apple and Android mobile devices
- Experience supporting both Microsoft Office Suite 201x and Microsoft Outlook 201x
- Experience supporting and maintaining user account information including rights, security and systems groups.
- Experience diagnosing and troubleshooting server and network issues
This description is subject to change at any time, without notice.
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Do you have experience in IT security and a strong background in development, particularly with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef?
Valiant Solutions is seeking a passionate DevOps Engineer to join our team supporting a large Government client. The position can be based in Washington, DC, Ft. Worth, Texas, or Kansas City, MO and allows for a 60% telecommute benefit, OR can be 100% remote if you are not located in one of those areas.
This is your opportunity to join a busy Security Engineering team delivering cutting-edge solutions to a fantastic Government client. A solid foundation in Linux/UNIX scripting and software development is key for this challenging and rewarding role. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of Security development projects to automate security and improve our Government client’s security posture. You’ll apply your development skills to projects involving IDS/IPS, SIEM, VPN, DNS, and Cloud technologies.
This diverse team is responsible to securing a large infrastructure. We are seeking a motivated individual as this team in constantly evolving and is currently evolving cloud security solutions in AWS. You’ll be passionate about what you do and will be able to work autonomously to engineer your way out of problems.
The successful candidate will have proven experience with Linux and UNIX and will be able to provide examples of how he or she has used automation to create efficiencies and integrate with APIs to connect tools and enhance functionality.
Must Have Experience:
- 8+ years of experience of development experience. This experience must include full time development on Linux/UNIX platforms and will have involved the use of bash scripting, Python, Ruby, or Perl. The candidate must also have experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- 8+ years of IT experience. The successful candidate will have proven IT experience administering systems, configuring tools, administering networks, or databases.
- 1+ years of AWS experience. The successful candidate will have experience working with Amazon Web Services either deploying or assessing AWS services and applications that run in AWS.
- 2+ years of IT security experience. The successful candidate will have proven IT security experience. This experience does not have to have been full time but the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of best practice security and security concepts in an interview.
Strongly Preferred Experience:
- Security Engineering: SIEM, Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortigate, TrendMicro Deep Security), IPS/IDS (McAfee/Intel Security Nitro, OSSEC, SourceFire), file integrity monitoring (TripWire Enterprise, OSSEC), and content inspection will greatly complement your development experience and help you to succeed in this position.
- Strong experience with systems administration: The successful candidate must have experience with Windows and Linux/UNIX server operating systems. You will understand permissions in both OS types and be familiar with authentication mechanisms.
- AWS experience: Experience working in Amazon Web Services via the CLI and management console. Knowledge and experience configuring IAM and S3 bucket policies, and knowledge of AWS services and how to secure them.
- Networking engineering experience (Routing & Switching): The successful candidate will be experienced with static routing, EIGRP, and OSPF routing protocols and must be experienced with TCP/IP and IP subnetting. The successful candidate will be experienced working in a mid to large environment and will be able to work with minimal direction.
Some Responsibilities Include:
Automating the development of security controls including firewall rules and policy and IPS policy.
Automating server configuration for security including logging, key changes, and system hardening.
Automating the implementation security controls in Amazon Web Services (AWS) via the AWS API.
Developing security enhancements to improve the security posture of our Government clients. Building blue team defenses to detect and block the adversary.
Developing custom enhancements to COTS tools to improve their functionality and enrich data.
This description is subject to change at any time, without notice.
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Work Environment:
Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area
The noise level in this environment is low to moderate
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Valiant Solutions is seeking a Junior Technical Security Assessor to join our team supporting a large Government client in Washington, DC, Fort Worth TX, Denver CO, or Kansas City MO. This role has a 60%-80% telecommute benefit and allows for working remotely 3-4 days/week.
Are you an IT Security professional with a background as an engineer, developer, or analyst? Valiant Solutions is seeking a Junior Technical Security Assessor to join our team supporting a large Federal client in Washington, DC. You’ll join an existing team of assessors assessing a mix of cloud and on-premise systems seeking new or on-going authorizations. Our client is very innovative and this provides very interesting systems to assess with a range of new technologies, particularly in the cloud space. If you came to GRC from a technical background, are looking to make the transition, or have been doing engineering work alongside GRC duties then this is the role for you! We'll help you build on your foundation of technical and GRC knowledge by giving you opportunities to assess systems of all different shapes and sides, in the cloud and on-premise. This position allows for telecommuting 3 to 4 days out of the week.
Duration: Long Term
Salary range: Based on experience
Location: Downtown Washington, DC, Fort Worth, Denver, or Kansas City with telecommute benefit 3-4 days/week
Job Summary:
The Junior FISMA Assessment Assessor will serve as support for a lead assessor for all assigned client security control assessments. The candidate will be responsible for assisting the lead assessor by preparing documentation, organizing evidence, participating in walk-throughs and taking notes, under the supervision of the assessment lead. In addition, the candidate will also be responsible for assessing certain controls/families as required to assist the assessment lead.
The candidate will have had prior experience working with a wide variety of technologies, be well versed in the current state of Information Security, and be able to interpret requirements of relevant governing bodies (NIST, OMB, GAO, etc). The candidate may be required to interface with federal employees and contractors to perform the required activities. The ideal candidate will have prior experience performing similar work for a federal client, to include strategic planning, solution development, FISMA assessments, and a technical background.
Experience/Skills Requirements:
- 2+ years of Information Technology Experience (Security Engineer/Analyst, Software Developer, Systems Administrator, Application Administrator)
- Excellent interpersonal, interviewing, analytical and problem solving skills to address variable situations.
- General knowledge of industry security requirements, standards, and best practices.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability read and analyze data effectively to write cogent reports on assessment findings with sound recommendations.
- Good human relations, communication, supervisory and time management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology related field.
Preferred Experience/Skills
- 3+ years of Information Technology Experience.
- 1+ years of knowledge and practical understanding of NIST SP 800 series.
- Security Professional Certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CAP, CEH).
- Previous experience with scanning tools: Nessus, SIH, AppDetective, WebInspect.
- Expert skills in assessment techniques and practices.
- Prior IT Operations experience.
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Work Environment:
Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area
The noise level in this environment is low to moderate
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Valiant Solutions is seeking a SOC Technical Lead to join our growing team supporting a large Government client in Greenbelt, MD. The SOC Lead will work seamlessly with the SOC Director and Deputy Director to lead the SOC team.
Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients specializing in Cloud Security, Security Engineering, and Federal GRC. This is your chance to work with a wide range of Security technologies supporting one of our security operations teams. This candidate will provide technical expertise on Security controls implementation and development of Information Security procedures for systems and applications to assist with obtaining an ATO for a large Government Agency. You will be part of a team working to establish an Information Security framework and helping develop a comprehensive IT Security program at the agency level.
This position is located in Greenbelt, MD. Salary will be based on qualifications and education. All candidates must be US citizens with the ability to successfully pass Federal background and credit checks.
Position Description:
The Security Operations Center Technical Lead will report to the SOC Director and Deputy Director, and will possess in-depth knowledge on network, endpoint, threat intelligence, forensics and malware reverse engineering, as well as the functioning of specific applications or underlying IT infrastructure; SOC SOP development and maintenance; Develop customer and leadership presentations; thorough experience of incident management, root cause analysis; oversee security assessment and incident response protocols; establish and maintain metrics that help provide a high level of productivity, supportability, and operational readiness while also participating in project planning activities;
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of incident response plans, workflows, and SOPs
- Develop and maintain the SOC personnel shift schedules
- Provide technical guidance to the SOC team
- Develop and administer SOC SOPs/processes and review their application to ensure that SOC’s controls, policies, and procedures are operating effectively
- Provide management oversight for the identification, triage and response of events or incidents of apparent security breaches
- Produce and review aggregated performance metrics
- Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the SOC, through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions
- Play a significant role in long-term SOC strategy and planning, including initiatives geared toward operational excellence
- Verify deployment and maintenance of security sensors and tools
- Monitor security sensors and review logs to identify intrusions
- Verify scripting/programming language to extract, de-obfuscate, or otherwise manipulate malware related data
- Think critically and creatively while analyzing security events, network traffic, and logs to engineer new detection methods
- Work directly with TI Security and SOC leadership on cyber threat intelligence analysts to convert intelligence into useful detection
- Collaborate with incident response team to rapidly build detection rules as needed
- Identify incident root cause and take proactive mitigation steps
- Perform lessons learned activities
- Mentor and provide training to SOC analysts and run brown bag training sessions
- Develop and maintain vulnerabilities and track resolution reports
- Develop and present threat intel reports
- Develop and implement detection use cases
- Develop and implement IDS signatures
- Assist with incident response efforts
- Create and brief customer reports
- Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours security and/or engineering issues
- Perform customer security assessments
- Develop and run table top exercises
Job Requirements:
- Fuse locally derived and externally sourced cyber threat intelligence into signatures, detection techniques, and analytics intended to detect and track the advanced threat
- Strong understanding of root causes of malware infections and proactive mitigation
- Strong understanding of lateral movement and footholds
- Strong understanding of data exfiltration techniques. Demonstrated ability in critical thinking, problem solving, and analytics
- Enjoy analyzing patterns looking for outliers
- Enjoy creating ways to find needles in haystacks
- Have real world experience analyzing complex attacks and understand TTPs of threat actors
- Define relationships between seemingly unrelated events through deductive reasoning
- Experience in network/host based intrusion analysis, malware analysis, forensics, and cyber threat intel
- Knowledge of advanced threat actors and complex attacks
- Possess excellent writing skills and the ability to communicate to technical and executive level staff
- Quick study with new tools
- Knowledge and experience with Splunk and other cyber tools
Required/Desired Skills:
- Prior supervisory or technical team lead experience
- Track record of strong leadership
- Expert knowledge of network routing and switching fundamentals to include knowledge of Multiprotocol Layer Switching (MPLS)
- Deep technical understanding of operating systems, network architecture and design, Active Directory (AD) application log consumables, systems design as well as superior knowledge of technical operations process and procedures
- Knowledge of encryption, key management and cryptology
- Experience with the Risk Management Framework (NIST 800-37), Security Controls as described in NIST 800-35, and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) operating standards and applicable guidelines
- Practical knowledge of performing threat modelling, risk analysis, root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation
- Experience planning and implementing secure networking practices such as: application segmentation, network segmentation, NAC and other access control testing/validation, updating access control SOPs
- Ability to configure and develop an enterprise SIEM solution including signature tuning, development of correlation rules, reports, and alarms
- Experience with a variety of web application protocols, web services (components including JavaScript, XML, JSON), scripting capabilities (Power shell, Python) software development frameworks, operating systems, and networking technologies. Understanding of various web application frameworks such as ASP.NET, J2EE
- Organizational Skills: Proven ability to plan and prioritize work, both their own and that of project team. Managed teams. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion. Understanding of project management principles and techniques (project plans, critical path, etc.), ability to develop security project plans and work with development teams to integrate those into development schedules - in both waterfall and agile environments.
- Team Work: Excels both autonomously and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. Ability to influence others and move a team toward a common vision or goal.
- Leadership: Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
- Communications: Ability to interact with senior managers, junior staff, and business unit (non-technical) customers clearly and efficiently, both verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills.
- Problem Solving: Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions.
- Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task.
- SOC operates 24x7
Candidate needs to be flexible to work on weekends
Candidate needs to be flexible to work all shifts, as the team rotates shifts
Required (and Desired) Experience and Education:
Required Certifications: 1 of the following:
CERT Certified Computer Security Incident Handler
Electronic Commerce Council Certified Ethical Hacker (ECC)
GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF)
ISC2 Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
Preferred Certifications: Certifications could include:
SANS SEC503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth;
SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling;
SANS SEC561: Intense Hands-on Pen Testing Skill Development;
SANS FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques.
CCNA Cyber Ops
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE)
Certified Expert Penetration Tester (CEPT)
Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA)
Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCFE)
Training on anomaly detection; tool-specific training for data aggregation and analysis and threat intelligence
Splunk Certified User or Power User
Splunk Certified Admin
DoD certs
Advanced training on anomaly detection; tool-specific training for data aggregation and analysis and threat intelligence
This job description could change at any time, without notice.
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Work Environment:
Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area
The noise level in this environment is low to moderate
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Valiant Solutions is seeking an Information Assurance Engineer to join our growing team supporting a large Government client in Washington DC. Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients specializing in Cloud Security, Security Engineering, and Federal GRC. This is your chance to work with a wide range of Security technologies and become an expert in the Xacta application suite.
This position requires an active DHS Clearance to be eligible for consideration.
Job Description
This position is to perform technical integration activities in support of the Xacta application suite. The candidate will be responsible for supporting government clients in application administration, configuration, and troubleshooting a large enterprise deployment of Xacta and implementation with dependent systems and processes. The candidate will be required to apply domain knowledge and collaborate with team leads and clients to translate functional needs into technical security solutions appropriately. The candidate will interface with Senior level Risk Management practitioners including the Authorizing Official (AO), Information System Security Officers (ISSO), System Owners and Engineers.
The candidate will be responsible for providing direct support to the customer for all Xacta application requirements in support of the security authorization mission. This includes, but will not be limited to:
• Subject Matter Expertise of Xacta
• Configuration of Xacta Workflow Templates
• Regulation expertise (CNSS, NIST, FEDRAMP, DoD 8500.01 etc.)
• Application installation and configuration
• Data Migration from legacy system
• Develop and execute database stored procedures and queries as appropriate to meet customer requirements
• APIs to Enterprise Services (When Applicable)
• Role Based Access Control and Assignment of Users
• Transition Xacta from traditional “on-prem” environments into the cloud
Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years of equivalent work experience is required
• 5 years of relevant information technology (IT) experience, computer science of information security in a professional environment
• Ability to independently learn and master the Xacta Software Suite
Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate experience in the following areas:
• Configuration Management, SSL management, and IT systems administration
• Operating System Administration Skills, General Internet and TCP/IP networking knowledge
• Experience with querying and/or administrating Database Management Systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MSSQL
• Experience in troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex technical issues
• Basic understanding of scanning tools – what they are, information collected, how organizations use them
• Experience with scripting languages such as Javascript, PHP, Python, or Apache Velocity
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other cloud platforms
• DoD 8570 IA Workforce Certification
Additionally, the candidate will be required to demonstrate an ability to:
• Diagram and develop business process workflows using Microsoft Visio
• Work tasks autonomously and with staff located in geographically disparate areas
• Improve operational performance, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Complete assignments with independent thought and action within the scope of specific assignments
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
• A professional attitude regarding attention to detail and customer service and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to pay strict attention to detail with an emphasis on high quality of deliverables
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Work Environment:
Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area
The noise level in this environment is low to moderate
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Valiant Solutions is seeking a Secret or Top Secret Cleared Security Specialist to join our growing team supporting a large Government Agency. This position can be located in Fulton, MD or Ashburn, VA and allows for 20% telework.
Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients specializing in Cloud Security, Security Engineering, and Federal GRC. This is your chance to work with a wide range of security technologies for a company that cares about its employees - Valiant has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the DC area FOUR years in a row!
All candidates must have an Active Secret clearance or higher to be eligible for consideration.
Responsibilities:
- Provide IA support to include providing independent verification and validation (IV&V) support to networks/enclaves and programs of record (PORs)/platforms information technology (PITs), automated scanning tool support, IA self- assessment support, and A&A package development support.
- Provide assistance to system personnel in completing required A&A documentation, addressing Independent
- Verification and Validation (IV&V) results, and assisting system personnel in preparing A&A packages for review by the Validator, Security Control Assessor (SCA), and the Authorizing Official (AO).
- Provide assistance to systems in finding details contained in their plans of action and milestones recommending security risk-mitigations; and requesting extensions for expiring IATOs as required.
- Conduct liaison with systems in preparation for A&A activities.
- Make recommendations concerning certification; support and provide minutes and status reports for collaborative meetings with Navy SCA/AO points of contact to update and enhance IA documentation accordingly
- Participate in A&A process improvement activities.
- Use automated collection utilities (i.e. PowerShell or other scripting languages) that supplement and expedite this information-gathering process by performing system discovery, and hardware and software listings.
- Candidate must be familiar DISA ACAS (Tenable Security Center/Nessus/PVS) and the SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC).
- Candidate must be familiar with Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) standards and SCAP validated products.
- Candidate must be familiar with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Requirements Guides (SRG), DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
- Candidate must be familiar with IA vulnerability management (IAVM) compliance policies, and best business practices.
- Conduct IV&V activities at network/enclave sites and PORs/PITs using standardized procedures and scoring methodology IAW DoD policy and RMF.
- Validate all applicable NIST 800-53a controls; perform a vulnerability and risk assessment of identified vulnerabilities and identify countermeasures.
- Consolidate, review, analyze, and produce reports containing the assessment and IV&V results
Minimum Qualifications:
- B.S. in System Engineering, Computer Science, or some related field and 3-4+ years of experience is required
- Must have knowledge of the following Operating Systems at a minimum; Windows (7, 8, 10), Windows Server (2012, 2016).
- Candidate must be familiar DISA ACAS (Tenable Security Center/Nessus/PVS) and the SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC).
- Candidate must be familiar with Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) standards and SCAP validated products.
- Candidate must be familiar with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Requirements Guides (SRG),
- DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
- Must be familiar with and have a working knowledge of Department of Defense Instruction DoDI 8510.01, NIST SP 800-37, and NIST SP 800-53a.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels are required
- A professional attitude regarding attention to detail and customer service and excellent organizational skills are required
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Work Environment:
Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area
The noise level in this environment is low to moderate
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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Valiant Solutions is seeking a Senior Security Engineer Lead to join our growing team supporting a large Government client in RTP.
Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients specializing in Cloud Security, Security Operations and Engineering, and Federal GRC. This is your chance to work with a wide range of Security technologies supporting one of our security operations teams. You will be part of a team working to establish an Information Security framework and helping develop a comprehensive IT Security program at the agency level.
This position is for the Security Engineer Team Lead position for a major RTP, NC based Federal Contract. This role requires security management and team leader responsibilities and directs the security team efforts of multiple mid-level and junior-level security analysts and engineers. This role leads the security team with primary responsibility to monitor client desktop, server, and application system vulnerability adherence, and routinely scan and detect any form of vulnerability intrusion into the enterprise, and provide active mitigation and remediation activities to eliminate vulnerabilities and protect against data, identity, and HIPAA regulated clinical client compromises, thefts, and corruption.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for security planning, security architecture designandengineering.
- Planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for security systems.
- Integrates and schematically depicts communication architectures, topologies, hardware and software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete security configurations.
- Plans and recommends security hardware, systems management softwareandarchitecture.
- Approves and modifies security architecture to ensure compliance.
- Author and approve change requests, SOPs, project plans and other documentation
- Act as the security SME in the Change Advisory Board (CAB) and Change Configuration Board meetings
- Perform data forensics, following best practice for e-discovery, assisting with FOIA and other legal investigations for the institute
- Assist the ISSO in writing risk waivers, executing POAMs, preparing for audits and responding to high priority incidents• Design, Configuration, Implementation of Enterprise Firewalls and Security Appliances
- Evaluates and recommends new security and infrastructure products, maintains knowledge of emerging technologies for application to the enterprise.
- Coordinates consolidated Information Technology agency level responses to Agency Security threats and attacks.
- Ensure best practices, standards and guidelines are applied in developing, designing/implementing solutions, establishing work priorities, resolving problems and reporting on project status.
- Implement security project plans to ensure adherence to project timelines
- Advanced knowledge of Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) security management and configuration principles.
- Advanced knowledge of networks, data center, andend userdevice security guidelines and industry “best practices”.
- Advanced knowledge of IT enterprise security scanning, threat remediation, penetration testing as directly applicable to a federal IT data processing complex with high sensitivity and personal identification/clinical systems (HIPAA) requirements
- Advanced skills in solving complex technical problems involving integrated operating systems and hardware platforms.
- Advanced skills in configuring and installing specialized security equipment to support security applications.
- Advanced skills in providing security solutions for desktops, laptops, mobile devices (IPHONES, Android, Tablets) and for enterprise servers (Linux, Unix, Windows, VMWare)
- Advanced skills in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other employees, telecom companies, vendors, and other organizations.
- Experience in a large inter-networking or distributed computing environment.
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, and ability to work collaboratively and directly with multiple enterprise IT technical teams (Data Center, Systems Administration, End User Computing, Service Desk, Network Engineering, Desktop Engineering, Applications Development/Maintenance), as well as a diverse client community made up of administrative, executive, and scientific research personnel.
- Excellent team leader/project management skills and experience.
Position Requirements:
- CISSP active certification is mandatory and required
- CISM, CCSSP, CCNA, CCNP, MCSE, PMP and other related certifications highly desirable
- Executive and technical level communication skills required
- Mandatory minimum of 7+ years of enterprise IT systems security operational experience at a senior level
- 7+ years of experience in design and implementation of enterprise firewalls and security appliances and tools.
- 5+ years of current work experience in the design, implementation, operations, and maintenance of the following specific security tools or equivalents:
o USGCB.
o McAfee EndPoint Protection, Symantec and ClamAV
o Tenable Security Center and Nessus
o Trustwave or other code scanning tools (HP Fortify, IBM Appscan, etc)
o JIRA and Servicenow
o Splunk
o CISCO network security appliances (ASA, ASR, SSL, AMP and SFRs)
o Tripwire
o Barracuda , Checkpoint and Cisco Firewalls
o FireEye HXEnCase or other Forensic software suites (FTK, SIFT, etc)
Education:
College BS degree in Information Systems, Communications, Network Engineering or related field highly desirable, or substitution of equivalent additional 4 years of Information Technology / Systems Security experience
About Valiant Solutions:
Valiant Solutions is a security focused IT solutions provider with both public and private sector clients nationwide. As named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc5000 and Best Places to Work in the DC area by WBJ, Valiant Solutions provides its employees with great benefits and opportunities for advancement. At the same time, we understand that our employees need the right balance between professional growth and personal life. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about the mission they support and are committed to the customers they serve. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.
Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to):
Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for FTE
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for FTE
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time On – 40 hours to pursue innovation
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Valiant Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information/history or any other personal characteristic protected by law.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and also be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Must be able to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer.
Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express one self, and exchange information visually and verbally.
Must be able to occasionally bend and lift files and papers up to 10 pounds throughout the office space for events and meetings.
Work Environment:
Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area
The noise level in this environment is low to moderate
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:
By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize Valiant Solutions to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should Valiant Solutions or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
