Cybersecurity Engineer

Talascend is currently seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Overview

We are seeking a skilled cyber security engineer (contract) to fill a key role within ultrasound, with a focus on vulnerability management and incident response capability. In this role you will work in a team to identify risks and communicate and track product vulnerabilities.

Shift

1st shift, 80% onsite in Wauwatosa

Responsibilities

• Complete DoD monthly security scans and remediation actions, and prepare quarterly POAM review.
• Support commercial and installed base inquiries.
• Maintain cyber Bills of Material and conduct proactive vulnerability monitoring and assessment on cyber components.
• Scope and participate in hardware and software penetration tests, vulnerability identification and vulnerability risk assessment.
• Engage in incident response methods and lead incident response processes related to product cyber.
• Create and track meaningful metrics around product cyber risk and compensating controls.
• Discover and mitigate vulnerabilities in sensitive Critical Infrastructure / Key Resource Domains.
• Develop and design innovative cyber security solutions for unique and complex technologies.
• Assess and investigate specific threats in terms of severity and impact.
• Create detailed reports on vulnerabilities, bugs, and design flaws.
• Create vulnerability and incident trend analysis to improve product design.
• Automate cyber trending and change detection.
• Design an early detector of changes in security status with the ability to compare SBOM, SCAP and NESSUS results against a baseline.
• Engage and administer End of Life processes for digital products.
• Consult architects on security requirements and utilize best practices to meet requirements.
• Engage in application and domain-specific threat modeling and attack surface analysis / reduction.
• Prepare reports at appropriate levels of confidentiality for stakeholders to view.

Qualifications

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.