Senior Network Security Engineer

Senior Network Security Engineer
Location US - Virginia - FDIC (VA31)
Clearance Required Yes - Required to Start
Clearance Type Secret
Daily Responsibilities SRA is searching for talented IT security professionals to join our growing Information Assurance team. Team members support our clients' information security programs by engaging in a mix of the following activities. The day-to-day responsibilities for this project are as follows:

· Providing senior level support for the installation, upgrades, configuration changes, and monitoring of network security systems – which includes firewalls, secure email & spam filtering appliances, web proxies, router ACLs, and network based intrusion detection systems.

· Act as Subject Matter Expert for the troubleshooting of network security issues in our production and non-production environments.

· Working closely with the Computer Security Incident Response Team within the agency and other Incident Response Teams across the federal space to identify & mitigate network intrusion attacks.

· Working with other Federal agencies and third-party vendors to provide secure email solutions - using industry standards such as TLS, PGP, and S/MIME.

Future responsibilities could include:

•performing technical vulnerability assessments;
•engaging in intrusion detection and prevention;
•providing incident reporting and response capability;
•offering investigative and computer forensics support;
•conducting penetration tests;
•providing patch and exploit dissemination;
•providing technical computer security training to both internal and external audiences;
•conducting security product and suite research;
•evaluating, testing, and configuring various security products;
•carrying out technical certification reviews (including Web sites);
•installing, configuring, and implementing security hardware and software solutions (firewalls, etc.);
•offering security help desk support; and
•providing computer security lab services.
Required: Years of experience (min) 6-9
Required: Degree Bachelors
Required: Skills Successful candidates will possess a mix of the following knowledge, skills, attributes, and experience:

•excellent client relationship management skills;
•well-developed oral and written communication skills;
•an ability to deal with individuals at all levels;
•a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related discipline;
•familiarity with FISMA, NIST, OMB A-130, and other information security-related Federal guidelines; and
•an active Government security clearance, or the ability to obtain one.