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We are seeking a Security Analyst to join our growing team. Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients. This team supports OS and database vulnerability scanning, web application scanning, integrity monitoring, and vulnerability remediation/validation. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a high level understanding of Windows and ‘nix directory structures, and how applications interact with the corresponding operating system. The candidate will also need an extensive background in application security, including vulnerability assessment, scanning, and security testing and be capable of providing a technical risk assessments. If you’ve got that ‘can-do’ attitude and possess the skills below, we would love to talk to you about this exciting opportunity. The position is based in Washington, DC and allows for a 60% telecommute benefit (T,T,F telecommute) (M,W onsite).
Technical Responsibilities
• Demonstrated OS security skills, including vulnerability assessment, scanning, and security testing; capable of conducting technical risk assessments of a variety of operating systems.
• Experience conducting OS vulnerability and compliance scans using Tenable SecurityCenter.
• Understanding of Web Server configuration: Microsoft IIS, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat
• Understanding of common ports and protocols
• Solid understanding of network engineering including network device discovery and solid understanding of operating systems including Linux and UNIX
• Experience with Web application development, system administration, and the software and system development life cycle
• Be able to work autonomously
• Triage security vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation suggestions based on knowledge of the environment
• Conduct wireless security scanning of GSA Buildings in the DC region
• Analyze wireless security scanning results to access configuration of approved WAPs
• Trace source of unauthorized wireless access points and escalate any threats to management
• Triage incoming requests and assess for level of effort required
• Manage internal ticket tracking process
• Demonstrated war dialing experience.
General Responsibilities Include:
- Provide technical leadership for existing and new security solutions for our client.
- Be able to work autonomously
- Researching and developing new security solutions
- Keeping up to date on new vulnerabilities and disclosures
- Excellent communications skills and ability to navigate and support multiple stakeholders and build coalitions.
Required Education:
- Bachelors Degree in IT/Security or equivalent experience
- GCIH, GPEN, GWAPT Specialized Certifications Preferred
- Security+ or CISSP General Security Certifications are a plus.
Required Experience:
6+ Years total of IT experience in networking, infrastructure, security, web application development,
cloud, or automation.
3+ Years of Security Operations/Engineering experience with vulnerability management and response
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 three Application Administrator Security Analyst at varying seniority levels to join our growing team supporting a large Government client in Arlington, VA. The successful candidates must possess and be able to demonstrate technical skills and engineering attitude for success, dedication and commitment. Salaries will be based on seniority, qualifications, and education. All candidates must be US citizens with the ability to successfully pass a Federal background and strict credit check.
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! We offer an excellent benefits package (see highlights below) and opportunities for advancement. If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and these opportunities, we invite you to apply now!
This position will report to the ISSPM and serves as the principal engineer to support IT Security Operations, and will possess in-depth knowledge on Network, Firewall, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Application security and Single Sign On. Additionally, this role will provide leadership and be involved in the design, development, and implementation of IT security systems, determine user requirements, lead architecture design, plan projects, establish priorities, and monitor progress.
Responsibilities:
• Serves as an administrator for IT security operations applications
• Administer assigned security operations applications
• Performs application upgrades including planning and scheduling, testing, and coordination.
• Provide operational, development and engineering support for tools in the Security Stack, including but not limited to: Palo Alto, McAfee Suite (ePO, HIPS, VSE), Cisco ASA, Carbon Black, Tripwire, CyberArk, FireEye
• Provide project reporting and tool monitoring support
Required (and Desired) Experience and Education:
• General Experience: Experience working with Microsoft Office suite including Microsoft Project.
• Information Security Specialized Experience: Demonstrative solid understanding of fundamental security principals (Role Based Access Control, Separation of Duties, Conflict of Interest, Two Person Integrity, etc.)
• Knowledge of network routing and switching fundamentals
• Understanding of operating systems, network architecture and design, 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
Job Requirements, Experience and Education:
• A degree (BS/BA) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline is preferred.
• At least two (2) years of experience with IT system/application administration.
• At least two (2) years of experience in IT security system / application administration
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 Network and Application Security Engineer in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to work onsite for a large federal customer in Northeast, DC.
Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge solutions to our Government clients specializing in Security Operations and Engineering, Cloud Security and Federal GRC. This is your chance to work with a wide range of security technologies performing Network Security, Application Security, and Cloud Security supporting one of our largest federal customers in Washington, DC. You will be working with a team to maintain and enhance a wide range of public facing, back end and internal applications. 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
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, acquire, deliver, transition, integrate, configure, test, validate, monitor, document, support, enhance, refresh, and upgrade applications as well as networking needs with infrastructure and hosting providers
- Manage mitigations to protect applications and networks
- Provide support for analysis/verification and monitoring of service performance
Requirements
- Must have at least 10 years of recent, direct and relevant experience working with Network and Application Security.
- Must have experience with cloud computing.
- Must demonstrate expertise in business management practices, industry requirements and information technology disciplines to develop technical and/or business solutions to client problems.
- Keep abreast of technological developments and industry trends.
- Experienced IT security engineer with broad technical, analytical and conceptual skills
- Experience in communicating with IT and Business leadership
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Interpersonal and collaborative skills to drive security message to Application teams
- Excellent understanding and knowledge of Application Security
- General knowledge of Data Security, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security
- Must be able to work as a team but also autonomously as needed
Education
Bachelors degree preferred
Advance degree a plus
Relevant industry certifications highly favorable
10 years of relevant experience accepted in lieu of degrees
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 two IT Operations Specialists to join our growing team supporting a large Government Agency in Arlington, VA.
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 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!
These positions will report to the ISSPM and will support IT Security Operations, and will be knowledgeable on Network, Firewall, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Application security or Single Sign On.
Responsibilities:
Support IT security operations including:
- Perform daily security operation tasks as required by process and procedures.
- Provide operational support for tools in the Security Stack, including but not limited to: Palo Alto, McAfee Suite (ePO, HIPS, VSE), Cisco ASA, Carbon Black, Tripwire, CyberArk, FireEye
- Provide project reporting and tool monitoring support
General Experience:
- Experience working with Microsoft Office suite including Microsoft Project
- Information Security Specialized Experience: Demonstrative solid understanding of fundamental security principals (Role Based Access Control, Separation of Duties, Conflict of Interest, Two Person Integrity, etc.)
- Knowledge of network routing and switching fundamentals
- Understanding of operating systems, network architecture and design, 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
- Organizational Skills: Proven ability to plan and prioritize work, both their own and that of project team. 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.
Job Requirements, Experience and Education:
- A degree (BS/BA) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline is preferred.
- At least two (2) years of experience with customer service, helpdesk or IT system/application administration.
- At least one (1) years of experience in IT security system or IT system administration
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 four Security Engineers at varying seniority levels to join our growing team supporting a large Government client in Arlington, VA. We are looking for a Principal Engineer, Senior Engineer, Engineer, and Junior Engineer. The successful candidates must possess and be able to demonstrate technical skills and engineering attitude for success, dedication and commitment.
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! We offer an excellent benefits package (see highlights below) and opportunities for advancement. If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and these opportunities, we invite you to apply now!
Salaries will be based on seniority, qualifications, and education. All candidates must be US citizens with the ability to successfully pass a Federal background and strict credit check.
Position Description:
This position will report to the Security PM and serves as the principal engineer to support Agency IT Security Operations, and will possess in-depth knowledge on Network, Firewall, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Application security and Single Sign On. Additionally this role will provide leadership and be involved in the design, development, and implementation of Agency IT security systems, determine user requirements, lead architecture design, plan projects, establish priorities, and monitor progress.
Responsibilities:
•Provide leadership and be involved in the design, development, and implementation of Agency IT security systems
•Determine user requirements, lead architecture design, plan projects, establish priorities, and monitor progress
•Provide operational, development and engineering support for tools in the Agency Security Stack, including but not limited to: Palo Alto, McAfee Suite (ePO, HIPS, VSE), Cisco ASA, Carbon Black, Tripwire, CyberArk, FireEye
•Provide project and implementation planning in support of Agency IT Security Operations
•Provide project reporting and tool monitoring support
Required (and Desired) Experience and Education:
•General Experience: Solid experience and discipline with following organizational IT governance (e.g. Change Control Boards, Program Management Offices). Solid experience working with Microsoft Office suite including Microsoft Project.
•Information Security Specialized Experience: Demonstrative solid understanding of fundamental security principals (Role Based Access Control, Separation of Duties, Conflict of Interest, Two Person Integrity, etc.)
•Expert knowledge of network routing and switching fundamentals
•Deep technical understanding of operating systems, network architecture and design, 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
•Organizational Skills: Proven ability to plan and prioritize work, both their own and that of project team. 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.
Experience and Education Requirements:
•A degree (BS/BA) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline is preferred.
•At least twelve (12) years of experience with IT systems engineering.
•At least seven (7) years of experience in IT security systems engineering.
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 Identity and Access Control Engineer to join our growing team supporting a large Government client in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate must possess and be able to demonstrate technical skills and engineering attitude for success, dedication and commitment.
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! We offer an excellent benefits package (see highlights below) and opportunities for advancement. If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and this opportunity, we invite you to apply now!
Salary will be based on qualifications and education. All candidates must be US citizens with the ability to successfully pass a Federal background and strict credit check.
Required Experience:
- Demonstrated experience in managing Identity Management Systems (IAMS) including implementation of at least one IMS in an enterprise setting (SailPoint, Oracle).
- Demonstrated proficiency in systems integration with directory services, messaging applications, mainframe services, and ITSM tools.
- Demonstrated proficiency with UNIX, Windows, scripting, and database technologies.
- Working knowledge of reporting and development tools.
- Have at least 2 years’ experience testing Identity Management Systems.
- Should have knowledge of networking technologies and experience working with operating systems, provisioning tools, database tools and reporting interfaces.
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 Windows Deployment Engineer to join our growing team supporting a large Government Agency! The ideal candidate will be responsible for evaluating, scripting, testing, and deployment of custom developed and third-party software through the Wise Package Studio. Valiant Solutions is a Cybersecurity company delivering cutting-edge security solutions to our Government clients. This is your chance to work with a wide range of technologies for a company that cares about its employees- Valiant has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the DC area THREE years in a row! If you’ve got that ‘can-do’ attitude and possess the skills below, we’d love to talk to you about this exciting opportunity. This position is located in Arlington, VA. The salary will be based on education and experience; We offer an excellent benefits package (see highlights below). All candidates must be US citizens with the ability to successfully pass Federal background and credit checks.
Job Details
• Create 90+ high quality silent MSI based packages delivered through Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager
• Create scripts to support the deployment of over 5000 Windows 7 laptop and desktop images.
• Support the technical deployment of Windows 7 by converting users from Windows XP through the use of automated scripts.
• Maintain Windows 7 lab environment and baseline Windows 7 version in order to support engineering department for advanced testing.
• Release written procedures through the Request for Implementation (RFI) process consisting of accurate and thorough installation procedures for applications to be released into DEV/QA/PROD environments.
• Support and setup Windows 7/Windows 10 for User Acceptance Test for each application; Support and setup Windows 7/Windows 10 for User Acceptance Test for each application.
• Develop new and improved written procedures for distribution of standard corporate software.
• Provide Tier 3 Help Desk support for application and hardware support for Windows 7.
• Managed trouble tickets on a daily basis using ServiceNow system.
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 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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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 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.
