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MITREs DoDIN Enterprise Foundations Department seeks an experienced endpoint security engineer to provide subject matter expertise and task leadership in support of the DISA Cyber Development Directorate.

The DISA Program Executive Office (PEO) Cyber enables Department of Defense (DoD) mission operations by providing assured communications through the delivery of optimized cyber infrastructure solutions for DoD partners. These cybersecurity capabilities include the DoDs perimeter network security, joint regional network security, endpoint security, cyber data analysis, and identity, credential, and access management (ICAM). These solutions enable the protection of the DoD Information Network (DoDIN) from our adversaries and are currently undergoing modernization to meet DoD zero trust architecture (ZTA) directives.

MITRE provides architecture, systems engineering, program strategy, program execution, and lab assessment activities support to DISAs PEO Cyber. MITREs support to them focuses on systems engineering and architecture support and recommendations for all aspects of capability development for endpoint security and ICAM divisions. For endpoint security there is a focus on the overlap of cloud and endpoint security as well as enabling the DoDs emerging zero trust architecture. To further enable zero trust for the DoD, MITRE is also supporting the ICAM PMO with their enterprise identity solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Work with project leadership to shape and execute work for DISAs Endpoint Security Division.

Engage with the sponsor to manage priorities and MITRE activities.

Provide strategic oversight and manage concurrent pieces of the work program, synchronizing work products across different tasks.

Provide technical leadership and system engineering analysis to a wide variety of endpoint security efforts.

Apply expertise in endpoint security, analysis, systems engineering and T&E (test and evaluation) to execute task efforts.

Research emerging endpoint security solutions and provide analysis on their impact to DoD system operation or ability to integrate within existing DoD systems.

Able to evaluate endpoint security solutions and propose demos/testing to characterize performance.

Provide recommendations on ensuring systems are specified, designed, developed, implemented, integrated, and sustained to meet security needs, goals, and objectives.

Assist in systems security analysis and assessments, including identifying risk criticalities and handling options, to inform decision making.

Assist in development of systems security and cybersecurity strategy development, system testing and evaluation, and verification and validation efforts.

Analyze system requirements, software, hardware, supply chain, and integration approaches using analysis tools to identify vulnerabilities and system architecture, design, and implementation flaws.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically, a BS in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent and 10 years of related experience in endpoint or system security engineering.

Experience with DoD endpoint security, such as HBSS, ACAS, and ACEM (Tanium) either with DISA or other DoD Components.

Knowledge of McAfee, Tenable, Tanium, and/or Microsoft security products

Self-starter and capable of work shaping and leading efforts.

Proficiency in written communications skills. Must work collaboratively within a team, provide senior level leadership and guidance, and be capable of identifying, prioritizing, and solving difficult problems.

Candidates must possess broad testing and systems engineering expertise related to endpoint security and various COTS solutions.

Candidates will have excellent interpersonal and communications skills for interaction with customers, project leaders, team members, and other government agencies. Must have the ability to coordinate across teams and with representatives from a wide range of organizations including government, commercial, and international.

Proven ability to write technical reports detailing analytical work, including assumptions, objectives, explanation of analytical techniques/tools, sources of data, results, conclusions, and recommendations relating to context of the analysis.

Active Secret clearance

This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with cybersecurity best practices for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure

Knowledge and understanding of NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Knowledge of zero trust architecture security paradigm

Experience with security operation centers (SOCs) and/or defensive cyber operations (DCO)

Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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