Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer

Amentum is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to support our cyber environment. This is a remote-telework and hands-on role, responsible for ensuring Amentum assets are protected from cyber threats.

This role provides technical expertise in multiple areas of cybersecurity to include cloud security, endpoint security, access management, secure networking and incident response.

US Citizenship is required to apply.

The Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer’s responsibilities include :

Design and improvement of security controls protecting information systems, enterprise applications and data

Cover all aspects of Identity & Access Management, especially Privileged Access Management

Work closely with the Cybersecurity Architect to design and implement changes to the IT landscape

Assist in the development of security tool requirements, trials and evaluations

Participate in remediation of security incidents escalated by the Security Operations Center (SOC)

Analyze, troubleshoot and investigate security-related IT system anomalies based on platform reporting, network traffic, log files and automated security alerts

Optimize processes / tooling and automate recurring tasks

Provide off-hours support on an infrequent, but as needed basis

Maintain and update relevant system and process documentation

Basic Qualifications :

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field plus eight years of relevant experience

Current CISSP or similar industry certification

Solid Microsoft Azure experience, including M365

Solid understanding of system and network security technologies and related concepts, e.g. boundary protection, network segmentation, firewalls, endpoint security, threat hunting, data protection

Effective time management and communication skills

Self-starter with desire for professional excellence, able to work with minimal supervision

Excellent communication skills, able to prioritize and adapt to dynamic changes in the environment

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Additional desired qualifications and experience :

Azure GCC-H exposure

Data Loss Prevention

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

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