Job Description

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER SENIOR

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• As a Cybersecurity Engineer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems. You will play a crucial role in helping design networks and helping to secure them with proper cybersecurity techniques.
• Lead/Manage/Support -assist leading team of cybersecurity SME's in securing various customer networks
• Drive key outcomes and help the team innovate and resolve challenges, etc.
• Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
• Create simple shell scripts
• Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
• Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
• Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
• Manage users and groups
• Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration
• Perform basic container management

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cybersecurity Engineer Principal must have:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or
● Experience: 5+ years of related experience
● Technical skills: Be proficient in cybersecurity DoD policies and procedures. Certified IAM Level III and RHSA certification
● Security clearance level: Secret
● US citizenship required
● Role requirements: Primarily work on-site, some travel may be required.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Job Tags

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