Senior Principal Information Engineer
Company Overview:
Join a fast-growing company highly experienced in cyber security, cloud computing, virtualization, big data analytics, and project management! IMTS offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits including tuition reimbursement and employer-contributed 401K, and referral bonuses. We work with the best customers on-site at top government agencies.
Job Title: Senior Principal Information Engineer
Location: Rockville, MD
Overview: The Senior Principal Information Engineer, as key personnel, is responsible for leading the cybersecurity efforts within both on-premise and AWS cloud environments. This role is critical in ensuring the security and privacy of the infrastructure by aligning with federal cybersecurity guidelines and organizational security policies.
Responsibilities:
- Task Area 1 – Information Security and Privacy Program Support: Lead the efforts in this area, focusing on vulnerability management, compliance with US Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB), DISA STIGs, and CIS hardening standards.
- Provide expert advice and technical guidance on the use of security tools such as Nessus, Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, and Archer.
- Develop and maintain policies and procedures in line with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2014, the Risk Management Framework, and the Privacy Act.
- Engage in continuous improvement initiatives for the organization's Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) implementation.
- Task Area 3 – Internal Program Management Support: Indirectly support the Program Manager by ensuring delivery and quality for programs and responsibilities under Task Area 1.
- Provide technical leadership in subtasks related to Policy Development, Program Planning, Training, and Communications.
- Must possess an undergraduate degree in a relevant field.
- Minimum of 10 years of cybersecurity experience.
- Required to hold at least one Splunk professional certification.
- Additional certifications in cybersecurity such as CISSP, and a cloud security certification (e.g., ISC2 CSSP or CompTIA Secure Cloud Professional) are highly desired.
- Must possess or be able to obtain a Tier 2 Public Trust clearance.
- Proficient in using security tools like Nessus Security Center, Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, and Archer for security management and compliance reporting.
- Familiar with implementing and managing IT security tools and frameworks in a hybrid environment (on-premise and AWS cloud).
- Standard work hours are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.