Cyber Security Engineer

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first.

At ManTech International, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented C yber Security Engineer to join our team in the Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Analyze systems, including forensically, for malware, misuse, and / or unauthorized activity
• Investigate virus / malware alerts / incidents to determine root cause, entry point of code, damage risk, and report this information
• Investigate and analysis of all data sources, to include Internet, Intelligence Community reporting, security events, firewall logs, forensic hard-drive images, and other data sources to identify malware, misuse, unauthorized activity or other cyber security related concerns
• Monitor, document, and respond to centrally collected virus alerts
• Participate in project review meetings and provide technical cyber security guidance when necessary
• Conduct tier-3 support of current infrastructure
• Design, test, and integrate new security products as directed by GTM
• Ensure all network defense capabilities are kept current, patched, and securely configured and management informed of status
• Provide engineering support for all Sponsor systems such as network based intrusion detection
• Integrate security products, including designs for all Sponsor networks
• Maintain a network diagram for each instruction detection, cyber defense capability and sensors and make available to all Sponsor personnel
• Maintain system baselines and configuration management items, including security event monitoring policies in a manner determined and agreed to by the Sponsor
• Provide engineering documentation and interaction with colleagues to ensure a complete and functioning system that meets requirements
• Conduct software testing (patches, other updates); beta testing; proof of concept testing
• Stay abreast Sponsor's directives, regulations, guidance, notices and standards on cybersecurity
• Have detailed knowledge of Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), Agency Cyber Security Policy, and Agency Guidance related to cybersecurity

Basic Qualifications :

Must have a minimum of (5) five years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications :

• A bachelor's degree. A bachelor's degree can substitute (4) four years of experience
• Related certifications

Clearance Requirements :

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must hold a TS / SCI clearance
• Must hold a polygraph

Physical Requirements :

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

For all positions requiring access to technology / software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.

S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.

ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

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We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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