Company Description

Ashburn Consulting, a Small Business based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, specializes in providing network and network security solutions in complex environments to a select set of government and business clients. The company, an established leader in its field, is composed of an elite team of engineers and business consultants, each of whom is recognized —and highly regarded—within the network and security communities.

Job Description

Ashburn Consulting currently has an opening for a Security Engineer - Senior - Lead to work with our federal client, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This role will provide comprehensive cybersecurity infrastructure support activities, including engineering, architecture, and technical implementation of security solutions. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Day to day responsibilities include:

● Provide cyber infrastructure support activities in Enterprise Cybersecurity Support.

● Lead cybersecurity engineering practices and implementations.

● Support security control assessments and continuous monitoring.

● Conduct vulnerability scanning and manage incident response processes.

● Design and implement security solutions for IT systems.

● Provide technical expertise for system integration and security architecture.

● Support DevSecOps practices and secure system development lifecycle.

● Evaluate and recommend cybersecurity tools and technologies.

● Implement and maintain security controls per NIST 800-53.

● Support penetration testing and security assessment activities.

● Assess and recommend access control systems, application and file security, security practices, intrusion detection/prevention.

● Perform system administration, configuration, patching, upgrades, and optimization of SOC tools, devices, applications, and sensors.

● Create, maintain, and support compliance content for FCC Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) toolset.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements

● Must be a U.S. Citizen.

● Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

● 7+ years of experience performing cyber infrastructure support activities in Enterprise Cybersecurity Support government contracts.

● Core competencies in Cybersecurity Engineering practices, system architecture, security implementation.

● Knowledge, skills, tasks, and capabilities described in NICE Work Role for Infrastructure Support (PD-WRL-004).

● Required Certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP).

● Required Certification: Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert or GIAC Security Expert (GSE) certification.

● Clearance Requirements: Secret (S) clearance with eligibility for Top Secret.

● Location: On-site at FCC headquarters; some telework may be available.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 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, or protected veteran status

Ashburn Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request and accommodation in order to apply for a position with Ashburn Consulting, please e-mail hr@ashburnconsulting.com.”