Cybersecurity Engineer

Maveris is an IT and cybersecurity services company committed to helping organizations create secure digital solutions to accelerate their mission. We are Veteran-owned and proud to serve customers across the Federal Government and private sector. We have an opening for a full-time, permanent Cybersecurity Engineer to join our talented, dynamic team in support of a large Federal Government customer.

The Cybersecurity Engineer will support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the analysis and improvement of their Information Technology organization. Cybersecurity Engineers ensure the customer’s software, hardware and overall computer systems are secured and protected from cyber-attacks. You’ll utilize best-practices and standards described in NIST’s Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Cyber Security Framework (CSF) to ensure new and existing systems are adhering to all required security controls, free of high-risk vulnerabilities, and hardened against cyber threats.

Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Duties

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Perform security analysis to determine gap, compensating/mitigating controls, and residual risk.
• Identify security risks through the security impact analysis, system risk assessments and technology security risk reports.
• Apply knowledge of security principles, policy, and regulations.
• Conduct security compliance evaluations on IT products to create secure configuration guidelines and baselines.
• Analyze security evaluation tools results from Tenable Nessus, Nmap, Wireshark and Metasploit.
• Develop secure configuration guidelines and perform security compliant evaluations on various IT product types: Operating Systems, Network Devices, Databases, Cloud Applications, etc.
• Organize, develop, and present security briefings, written summaries, and written reports incorporating narrative, tabular and/or graphic elements on security assessments, whitepapers relating to computer and network security technologies and tools.
• Effectively and efficiently communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers of any hardware and software configuration changes that adversely affect any current system security and their configurations or violates policy.
• Implement the Cyber Security requirements of IT systems and applications documenting them in formal security engineering documents using Risk Management Framework and supporting artifacts associated with risk assessments.
• Implement IT security solutions and assures successful implementation.
• Working in FedRAMP approved cloud environments and help with cloud service provider security control responsibilities and customer responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or related fields
• 5 years of Information Security Experience of which at least 3 years are of Cybersecurity and Cloud Security experience at a large Government agency similar in size/scope

• One or more of the following DoD 8570 approved certifications: IAT III, IAM III or IASAE III certifications (CISM, CISA, CISSP, CCNP Security, GCIH, etc.)

• Knowledge of NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Federal A&A and ATO experience
• Experience in large-scale Cloud solutions in federal or commercial industry
• Experience in IT and Cloud design, security, development, system engineering and implementation efforts

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills

• Self-starter that can work under general direction in a highly collaborative, team-based environment

Benefits

Maveris attracts and retains talent of the highest caliber by offering opportunities to work in exciting and challenging environments surrounded by bright minds. Our employees are our most prized asset and are rewarded with highly competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits package, including:

• 401(k) with company match
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off

About Maveris

Maveris offers exceptional, mission-focused, solutions to organizations facing highly complex IT, digital, and cybersecurity challenges. Our success is achieved by maintaining an environment of trust where people are encouraged to reach their fullest potential. Every candidate that applies to Maveris brings something unique to the table, and because our team is diverse, we consistently meet our goals and exceed client expectations. If you are a highly-motivated person with a willingness to learn, we invite you to apply today to join our team!

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