Job Description
Cyber Security Analyst Top Secret Security Clearance Tampa Florida Kalani Consulting Inc recently awarded Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in The Nation for the second year in a row and Washington Post’s Top Workplaces of 2023 is looking to add more talent to our team! Kalani is a fast-growing small business located in Northern Virginia with an increasing base of government customers. We specialize in Information Technology, and Management Consulting. We offer very competitive salaries and benefits and are an employee-centric company. Join us and experience the Aloha Spirit!
Overview: Performs Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) activities for a large Program; coordinates with government Program staff, USAF, and other government agencies to assist in the creation, dissemination, direction, and auditing of program policy, standards, and operating procedures. This position will be working within our Defensive Cyber Operations-Infrastructure environment. The primary duties of this role include Implementation and Administration of Security Ops, utilizing Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cisco Firepower/Secure Firewall Next-Gen Firewalls & Next-Gen IPS, and Gigamon Traffic Visibility devices. As a member of the DCO Firewall Team, supports the program with routine and often high-level troubleshooting for the enterprise network and all the systems, programs, and traffic that traverse the network. The enterprise network consists primarily of Cisco network infrastructure utilizing such technologies such as 802.1x/MAB Network Access (NAC), TACACS+, EIGRP/OSPF/BGP Routing, BFD, Site-to-Site VPNs, as well as various other Campus, WAN and Data Center network technologies.
Responsibilities: - Conduct network and system audits using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Security Requirements Guides (SRGs), ACAS vulnerability scans, and DISA SCAP.
- Modify device configurations and practices to comply with all directives and mitigate findings for associated network operating systems and devices.
- Use defensive measures and information collected from a variety of sources to identify, analyze, and report events that occur or might occur within the network to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats.
- Utilize available resources to conduct Cybersecurity activities, and report to senior leaders and government personnel on overall program security posture.
- Provides guidance and work leadership to less-experienced technical staff members.
- Stay up-to-date with relevant technology as assigned.
Qualifications: - 5+ years of Firewall/IPS/Networking experience required.
- Possess and maintains a TS/SCI clearance.
- Meet DOD 8570.01M requirements for IAT Level II & CSSP-Infrastructure Support.
- Requires a CCNA certification or equivalent for Firewall Administration.
- BA/BS degree required or equivalent work experience.
- Requires understanding of DOD RMF
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience operating and maintaining perimeter and/or data center firewalls on medium to large organizational networks (DoD preferred).
- Strong background (at least CCNA/Net+ level) in general networking technology.
- Proficiency with Next-Gen Firewalls/Next-Gen IPS (Cisco Firepower/Secure Firewall/Palo Alto)
- Experience with IPS technology and signatures (SNORT experience preferred).
- Experience with Gigamon Traffic Visibility devices and technology.
- Experience/Familiarity with Splunk or similar Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.
- Experience/Familiarity with Linux operating system is a plus.
- Experience/Familiarity with troubleshooting using packet captures and packet analysis (Wireshark) is a plus.
- Experience/Familiarity with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a plus.
- Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously while thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Proven ability to adhere to team standards, guidelines, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- The role is generally performed in an office setting, necessitating standard safety precautions. It may involve some physical effort related to handling light materials, boxes, or equipment.
Kalani Consulting, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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