Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security Specialist

As part of the Enlightened team, you will contribute in a meaningful way to projects that make a difference in our nation and around the world.

As one of the Washington Metropolitan-area’s fastest growing IT companies, we are always looking for creative, passionate and responsible employees. We acknowledge that intelligent, dedicated employees are our greatest asset and are continuously adding to our talented and diverse team. If you feel innovation, integrity and a drive to deliver are key components to success, we invite you to become ‘Enlightened’.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Providing direct support for acquisitions that use information technology (IT) (including National Security Systems), applying IT-related laws and policies, and providing IT-related guidance throughout the total acquisition life cycle.
• Applying knowledge of data, information, processes, organizational interactions, skills, and analytical expertise, as well as systems, networks, and information exchange capabilities to manage acquisition programs.
• Consulting with customers to gather and evaluate functional requirements and translates these requirements into technical solutions.
• Providing guidance to customers about applicability of information systems to meet business needs.
• Executing duties governing hardware, software, and information system acquisition programs and other program management policies.
• Monitors security event and detection systems.
• Evaluates vulnerability and threat indicators for relevance and impact.
• Analyzes system configurations and data to identify system intrusions, unauthorized accesses and disclosures, misconfigurations, or policy violations.
• Alerts and communicates potential security incidents.
• Works as part of extended team across all functional IT areas.
• Must be a team player with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Responsible for maintaining and supporting IT Security in the areas of detection, prevention, audit, IT change management control, management of protected health information, segregation of duties and provisioning & de-provisioning of users.
• Responds to crises or urgent situations within the pertinent domain to mitigate immediate and potential threats.
• Oversees and communicates systematic analytical approach to collect, organize, and interpret data, and information to maintain 24/7 operational situational awareness of current and emerging threats.
• Contains the incident, including isolation and characterization.
• Directs mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery approaches as needed, to maximize information security.

Qualifications