Cybersecurity Automation Engineer Remote / Telecommute Jobs

Job Title: Cybersecurity Automation Engineer

Location: 40% Remote / Washington D.C.Contract Layout: est. "6 Month Contract to Permanent Hire"Contract Pay Rate: $87.00 - $91.00 / Hourly on W-2Starting Salary at Perm Hire: $175,000 - $194,000 & Full BenefitsREQUIREMENTSTop Secret/SCI Clearance (Eligibility) Security+CE10+ Years of Relevant Cyber/Security/System/Infrastructure Engineering Experience Automation/ Orchestration Experience (ex. Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins, Chef, python, etc) Strong Experience with cybersecurity capabilities to include IDS/IPS/Netflow/SIEM/Snort/Linux/Virtualization etc Ensure Compliance standards Strong Experience with the Windows & Linux operating system and their respective command line interfaces and scripting shellsJOB DESCRIPTIONOperate and maintain cybersecurity capabilities to include IDS/IPS/Netflow/SIEM/Snort/Linux/Virtualization etc Work with government counterparts, contractors, and internal team members to deploy and manage policies, rules, and signature sets on cybersecurity capabilities Manage high-priority tasks and outages Maintain, develop, and improve Security Infrastructure standard operating procedures and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) Maintain complete and current network and elevation diagrams for all managed security equipment Advise and strategize with government and program leadership on ways to improve the security infrastructure, requiring multi-dimensional problem solving and ingenuity with impact on multiple aspects of the mission Provide briefings to program/project leadership, government leadership, and other internal stakeholders on security infrastructure status, updates/patches, issues, and/or upgrades Ensure Compliance standardsPLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance as a condition and continuation of employment