Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Tau Six is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support the US National Security market by identifying, integrating, and overseeing security technologies within customer enterprise networks. The role centers on designing security architecture, translating security requirements into information systems, and reducing risk to hosted environments.

What You’ll Do

• Define, plan, design, and evaluate information security systems and overall architecture.
• Conduct requirements analysis, design, and integration work for complex security integrations and collaboration infrastructures.
• Engineer, implement, and oversee security measures to protect computer systems, networks, and information.
• Identify and define system security requirements for hosted systems and enterprise networks.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate threats to hosted information systems using cybersecurity tools, defensive measures, and information from multiple sources to identify, analyze, and report relevant events.
• Develop computer security architecture and produce detailed cyber security designs.
• Participate in change management by assessing the security impact of proposed changes.
• Identify deficiencies (including POA&M) and provide recommendations for solutions.
• Create and maintain security documentation for information systems, including SSP, SCTM, and Security Configuration Guide.
• Write implementation and design documents that describe how security features are implemented.
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to mitigate vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience.
• Technical knowledge in security engineering and IT systems engineering.
• Proven experience as a system security engineer or information security engineer.
• Experience building and maintaining security systems.
• Detailed technical knowledge of network and operating system security.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and capabilities, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, and content filtering.
• Experience with network security and networking technologies, plus system, security, and network monitoring tools.
• Thorough understanding of current security principles, techniques, and tools.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• US Citizenship required and an active Secret clearance.

Security Clearance

• Active Secret US Government clearance (required).

Technologies

• Firewalls
• Intrusion detection systems
• Anti-virus software
• Authentication systems
• Log management
• Content filtering
• System security documentation, including SSP, SCTM, and Security Configuration Guide

Location: San Diego, CA (onsite)