Education / Experience:

Doctorate and 04 years’ experience

Masters and 07 years’ experience

Bachelors and 09 years’ experience

Description of Work:   

• Provide technical analysis in network security planning, engineering, and design.  
• Service as the enterprise expert in cross-functional discipline of enterprise network and cyber security infrastructure. 
• Provide analysis for implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to network security problems. 
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and cyber security hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, firewalls, and Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention devices. 
• Coordinate third-party maintenance for network and cyber security equipment.  Troubleshoot problems with department users and department network administrators. 
• Validate enterprise-level network security design, newly released equipment software and operating system for vulnerabilities and deficiencies. 
• Provide specifications and detail schematics for unified network architecture of the enterprise. 
• Provide daily monitoring/detection of potential performance/throughput issue and develop risk mitigation solutions. 
• Provide guidance to team members and provide status metrics to Government customer and Northrop Grumman management. 
• Provide third-level support and troubleshooting of network problems. Periodically provide after-hours and weekend support. 
• Design, test, and implement state-of-the-art secure operating systems, networks, and database products, including design of high-level dashboards, using data feeds from different network tools. 

 Basic Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9 years of relevant cyber security experience, or Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant cyber security experience, or PhD with 4 years of relevant cyber security experience, or 13 years of relevant cyber security experience in lieu of degree. 
• Possess once active (expert-level) firewall certification:  Juniper (JNCIE-SEC or JNCDS-SEC) , Palo Alto (PCNSE), or Checkpoint (CCSE). 
• 6 years of experience performing security functions on network devices, appliances, and security tools. 
• 7 years of experience in demonstrates the skill and ability to translate security mandates and guidelines such as NIST 800-series into operational functions. 
• 6 years of experience with whitelisting and blacklisting using network security tools and devices. 
• Possess US Citizenship or Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) status. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance.   

Preferred Qualifications:  

• 2 years of experience with Forescout and FireEye cyber security tools. 
• 2 years of experience with Skybox tool. 
• Possess CyberArk and access management experience. 
• Possess knowledge of Tenable/Nessus, Sourcefire, Stealthwatch, and DbProtect. 
• Prior experience supporting the Social Security Administration or similar government agencies. 
• Knowledge of business processes supporting IT programs, networks, and/or cybersecurity programs. 
• Knowledge of technologies, networking principles, data flows, workflows, and IT reporting. 
• Knowledge of network security tools.