Engineer, Cyber Security

Location: 

Reston, VA, US, 20191

Work Arrangement:  Hybrid
Contract Type:  Ongoing
Job ID:  1079

SES Space & Defense is a trusted partner ensuring mission success for our customers by blanketing the globe with multi orbit end to end satellite and technology solutions which provide reliable, secure, and high bandwidth connectivity. We strive to be the only solution when success is critical, and we will take care of our employees because we recognize they are our competitive advantage. The SES S&D Team, along with our customers and partners, will achieve success through integrity, honor, and commitment. 

 

Job Summary:

SES Space and Defense is looking for a Cyber Security Engineer as part of it growing Cyber Organization that focuses on Corporate Cyber Security. The ideal candidate will be responsible for protecting the company’s systems from cyber attacks.

 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Prevent, Detect and Respond to Cyber events to ensure the organization can continue to operate in a contested environment.

  • Secure, monitor, and respond to threats using a variety of tools including: DefenderXDR, Splunk, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Fortinet, Crowdstrike, and IRIS.
  • Analyze anomalous activity to determine methods and impact on systems.
  • Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on penetration testing for corporate cyber and programs cyber.
  • Participate in organizational cyber security assessments, and continuous monitoring.
  • Lead Incident Response and digital forensics efforts.
  • Preparing internal cyber security reports in a timely manner.
  • Collaborate and support cross-functional engineering team.
  • Understand and support Zero Trust Architecture and implementation.
  • Support the hardening of critical infrastructure, site visit and validations (NOCs/SACs).

Qualifications Requirements and Preferences:

  • Minimum Bachelor’s (BS) Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of closely related experience/expertise in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity Systems Management; Vulnerability Analysis, Mitigation and Management; Systems Auditing, Information Systems, Forensics, Incident Response or Engineering Management; and/or Security Test & Evaluation.
  • Must be a U.S Citizen with an ability to obtain minimum SECRET (S) clearance.
  • Ability to work independently as well as cooperatively in a team-oriented environment.

 

 

SES Space & Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.  #LI-Hybrid #LI-DR1

An Equal Opportunity Employer: 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.


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