Security Validation Engineer – Rockville, MD
NOTE: A TS/SCI IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE
Who we are...
August Schell offers 30 years of experience in providing our customers with innovative solutions and engineering services to meet their most challenging needs. We thrive on navigating complex IT difficulties and are driven to find the best solutions for our customers. Our team delivers expert knowledge in cybersecurity, big data, endpoint security, and cloud solutions. Our ability to serve our customers with continued excellence is a direct reflection of our dedicated and exceptional people. At August Schell, we are not only a team, we are family.
What we are looking for...
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Security Validation Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in information security and engineering, with a focus on Security Validation and threat emulation. You will need to have hands-on experience with SIEM, networking fundamentals, and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues. Additionally, we are looking for someone who can collaborate effectively with engineering teams and stakeholders, and who has a passion for learning and staying current with emerging cybersecurity threats and technologies.
What you will do...
- Work with cybersecurity engineering teams to design, deploy, and integrate new Security Validation solutions into customer environments.
- Provide cybersecurity operations centers subject matter expertise at both a technical and operational level with a focus on Security Validation.
- Work with stakeholders to plan and execute cyber threat emulations based on relevant cyber threat intelligence.
- Analyze threat emulation results and assist organizations with validating their ability to detect, block, alert, and respond to emerging cybersecurity threats.
- Collaborate with fellow Security Validation teams to suggest new features, improve current processes, and identify new opportunities.
- Enable customer success through the sharing of best practices and communicating lessons learned.
What you will bring...
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance required.
- Minimum of eight (8+) years of demonstrated information security and engineering experience.
- Meet DoD 8570.01 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II requirements.
- 2+ years of experience with Networking fundamentals (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, etc.).
- 2+ years of experience with SIEM and the relationship between alerting and correlation rule triggering.
Stand out with...
- Operational experience with a Threat Emulation or Breach & Attack Simulation platform such as Verodin, Mandiant Security Validation, or AttackIQ.
- Experience working within a Security Operations Center (SOC), red team, purple team, or blue team.
- Operational experience with the configuration and administration of security devices such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, Proxy, etc.
- Command Line system administration knowledge/experience: Unix/Linux, Windows.
- Basic experience automating tasks with a programming or scripting language.
- Demonstrated aptitude to troubleshoot technical issues using tools such as Wireshark, TCP Dump, and native OS tools.
- Cybersecurity relevant certifications (Security+, CEH, GIAC GCIA, GCIH, CISSP, etc.).
- Understanding of frameworks and standards: MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain, NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISO, etc.
- Demonstrated aptitude and desire to learn new technologies and services.
All are welcome...
August Schell is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We believe that diversity, inclusion, and recognizing that our employees bring unique differences, perspectives, and ideals are the backbone of our success. We welcome all persons and the talent they have to offer regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
