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What they do
A Cyber Security Engineer designs systems that protect the security of large databases, including databases with customer information and patient files. Examines client computer systems, identifies weak points in security, develops and implements new systems, monitors and responds to security issues.
$113,393 / year median in Virginia
-3% projected decline
Job Description
Security Engineer Hybrid in Herndon, VA, US
• Posted 3 hours ago
• Updated 3 hours ago Contract Independent Contract W2 12 Months Remote Depends on Experience Fitment Dice Job Match Score™ 🔢 Crunching numbers... Job Details Skills FISMA Change Management FedRAMP Recovery
SIEM STIG
Scripting Security Engineering Information Architecture
NIST SP 800
Series RBAC Incident Management Vulnerability Scanning FISMA Change Management FedRAMP Recovery
SIEM STIG
Scripting Security Engineering Information Architecture
NIST SP 800
Series RBAC Incident Management Vulnerability Scanning Summary Security Engineer Location:
Herndon, VA (Remote Possible)
Duration:
6
Months Contract Employment Type:
Contract Clearance:
Must be able to obtain/maintain required government suitability
Environment:
AWS GovCloud | FedRAMP | FISMA Moderate |
UiPath Responsibilities:
Monitor systems for abnormal activity. Analyze alerts, distinguish threats from false positives, and categorize incidents by risk.
Lead incident response:
containment, eradication, recovery, post-incident analysis, and documenting steps.
Optimize detection capabilities:
refine alert thresholds, tune SIEM rules, integrate new data sources, and reduce false positives. Compile weekly/monthly reports on incident trends, threat activity, and security posture for internal stakeholders. Actively participate in team meetings, client reviews, and cross-departmental syncs.
Required Skills:
5+ years of security engineering experience for a FedRAMP or FISMA Moderate system in an AWS GovCloud environment.
Hands-on UiPath architecture experience:
Orchestrator, attended/unattended robots, Assets and Credential Stores, queues, and robot host builds. Design and implementation of service account models, credential vaulting, RBAC, separation of duties, and session/audit logging. Applied
NIST SP 800-53
Rev. 5 Moderate controls in build decisions across the AC, AU, CM, IA, and SC families.
STIG/CIS
hardening, vulnerability scanning, patch and configuration management. Secure SDLC and code review of automation workflows and scripts. Ability to translate engineering decisions into control language for the A&A team. Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools ("AI") that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
Dice Id:
zolva001
Position Id:
9084527 Posted 3 hours ago