Ardent

Cybersecurity Engineer

Washington, D.C

Sponsorship not specified$53k-$800kDetected 1 day ago

AWSAzureCybersecuritySIEMSOC OperationsDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseZero TrustCommunicationCISSP

About the role

Implement and maintain enterprise security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and Zero Trust Architecture principles.
Support identity and access management initiatives, including authentication, authorization, role-based access controls, privileged access management, and multi-factor authentication.
Configure and manage identity services and enterprise access control solutions.
Support incident triage, containment, investigation, remediation, and forensic data collection activities.
Maintain continuous security monitoring capabilities, including log collection, correlation, and analysis.
Support patch management, mitigation efforts, and security hardening initiatives.
Configure and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, and audit capabilities.
Support change management processes, security documentation, and operational procedures.
Develop and maintain cybersecurity standard operating procedures, security baselines, and asset inventories.
Perform root cause analysis for security incidents and control failures and assist with corrective action implementation.

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting cybersecurity engineering, security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, or related disciplines.
Experience implementing and supporting enterprise security controls aligned with NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
Experience supporting Identity and Access Management (IAM), role-based access control, privileged access management, and multi-factor authentication.
Experience working with SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, and security monitoring technologies.
Experience supporting security incident response, threat detection, and remediation activities.
Experience with centralized logging, monitoring, and audit solutions.
Strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture principles and least-privilege access models.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Support 24/7 monitoring and operational security activities as required.

Experience supporting federal government environments.
Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207, FISMA, and Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements.
Experience supporting AWS and Azure cloud security initiatives.
Experience with privileged access management, segmentation strategies, and enterprise security architecture.
Experience supporting automated patch management and vulnerability remediation programs.
Experience performing forensic analysis, root cause analysis, and security investigations.
Industry certifications such as Security+, CySA+, CISSP, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent.
Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gend

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