Parsons Corporation is seeking a talented Cybersecurity Engineer to join their Cyber & Intelligence team supporting DCSA partners. The role involves developing secure baseline configurations, ensuring compliance with NIST standards, and protecting projects against cyber threats.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with system designers, operators, as well as industry to design security into products, develop new standards, and highlight requirement gaps
- Design and conduct risk assessments to ensure capabilities are integrated properly without threat to the systems’ security posture
- Generate cybersecurity functional requirements during design reviews and support the agile development of systems and capabilities
- Develop and execute, security-centric test and evaluation procedures and document results
- Troubleshoot and investigate system configurations, patches, security scan findings
- Identify and update security and virus scan definitions to determine integration strategies and baseline impacts
- Review Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) findings and ensure all systems and capabilities remain compliant
- Provide support to the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) Risk Management Framework (RMF) with processes established in DOD Instruction 8510.01 on all client managed systems, to ensure the valid and accurate review of all associated documentation
- Develop and review certification and accreditation documents
- Develop and review RMF artifacts (e.g., System Security Plan (SSP); Ports, Protocols and Services (PPS); and Accreditation Boundary diagrams)
Skills
- Current Top Secret security clearance is required and therefore all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen
- B.A./B.S. in Cyber Security, Information Security Engineering, mathematics, or a related field (Educational requirements may be adjusted for applicable work experience.)
- Current DoD 8570 IAT II certification
- Must have recent RMF and ATO experience
- Must have extensive experience in Cyber Security Tools, network topologies, intrusion detection, PKI, and secured networks
- Minimum of 1+ year of experience in designing and implementing systems that meet agency Cyber Security policy and regulations. (Work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable experience.)
- Knowledge of Risk Management processes and methodologies
- Experience developing RMF documentation and artifacts (e.g., PPS, design diagrams, SOPs, POA&Ms, etc.)
- Experience in network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth)
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Current DoD 8570.01 IAT III certification
- Experience with AWS and cloud architecture design
- Experience with security tools and devices, including network firewalls, web proxy, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, or penetration tools, or object-oriented programming languages, including Java or Python
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Flexible work schedules
- Holidays
Company Overview
Parsons is an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm for national security and global infrastructure markets. It was founded in 1944, and is headquartered in Pasadena, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.parsons.com.