Senior Cyber Defense Specialist - Federal at CDW Careers

Senior Cyber Defense Specialist

• Researches, identifies, validates, and verifies new Advanced Persistent Threat tactics, techniques, and procedures from commercial and government sources.
• Provides recommendations to strengthen the client’s overall Cybersecurity posture.
• Applies knowledge of monitoring, analyzing, detecting, and responding to Cyber events and incidents within information systems and networks.
• Advises on Cybersecurity defense and leverages solutions to deliver operational services, including network intrusion, detection and prevention, security events, data spillage, and incident responses.
• Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions that meet security requirements.
• Stay up to date on all NSA and NIAP CSFC requirements.
• Responsible for the integration and implementation of computer system security solutions.
• Performs other tasks as required by OSC and the Government contracting office.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical degree or equivalent years of relevant military service
• 8 years of Information Assurance/Cyber experience
• 8 years of Federal and/or DoD experience
• DoD/OPM Secret or Top-Secret Clearance
• DoD 8570 level II IAT Level III (example: CISSP or equivalent).

Other Requirements

• Familiarity with NSAs commercial solutions for classified (CSfC) Program.
• Familiarity with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Secure Technical
• Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) 
• Experience with remediating identified Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs) within DoD systems
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to details.
• Abilities to work independently and to manage time effectively.
• Effective communication skills with an appreciation for the appropriate ways to interact with managers, coworkers, customers and vendors
• 100% onsite required, with 25% travel to meet client needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work off hours as necessary to meet clients' needs
• Desirable: Security+, CEH, Linux+, AWS Certs, Redhat
• Knowledge of compliance standards for the organization to include NIST 80053 controls, RMF, 800-53, FEDRAMP, agency specific requirements and emerging IC/DoD polices for Cyber Security with a particular focus on Cross Domain Solutions