Location: 1025 W NASA Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32919 (Onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months (Contract to hire)
Pay Rate: $45-53.00/hr W2 (without benefits and no paid vacations)
Shift hour: 1st Shift Onsite
Job Description:
**100% onsite position in Melbourne**
We are searching for talented and experienced Security Engineering professionals to join the Mission Networks Enterprise Security Team as a Level 3 Information Security Systems Engineer (ISSE). This position is on-premises and located in Melbourne, Florida.
Key Responsibilities: • Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and measures in alignment with the program's cybersecurity strategies. • Design, implement, and manage security solutions, including but not limited to firewalls, intrusion detection systems, endpoint protection, and encryption tools. • Develop, maintain and publish technical documentation in accordance with Client Systems Engineering processes. • Act as a Security Support Engineer for State, Federal and commercial customers. • Provide technical guidance and support to less experienced team members. • Stay abreast of the latest security trends, threats, and control technologies. • This position will require weekend, after hours, and on-call support to meet program requirements.
o This position is ONSITE and located at Client offices located in Melbourne, Florida.
o This position requires the ability to obtain FAA Public Trust Suitability.
o This position requires the ability to support on-call as needed.
o This position requires travel to disaster recovery site and support as needed.
Qualifications & Education: • BS/BA (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science, IT Security or STEM related field.
o Five or more years of experience in Information Security, Network Engineering, or System Administration • In lieu of a bachelor's degree, a candidate must have ten plus years of Security network or system engineering experience. • Strong understanding of system administration including Windows and Linux operating systems. • Strong knowledge of Cisco network infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, VPNs, routers, and switches. • Strong project engineering experience in security-related environments. • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. • Effective communication and interpersonal skills. • Experience with security frameworks (NIST SP800-53, NIST SP800-171, ISO 27001, or FISMA) and risk management methodologies. • The candidate must have the ability to obtain a FAA Public Trust, GSA clearance and Standard Public Trust.
PREFERRED TECHNICAL SKILLS • Experience administering Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) (Fortinet, Cisco, or Palo Alto). • Experience mitigating DDoS floods with on-premise and cloud-based solutions. • Experience deploying Intrusion Detection/Prevention System configurations and providing technical support. • Experience administering Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. • Data Loss Prevention systems configuration, deployment and technical support (Varonis and Manage Engine Audit Plus). • Experience with deployment and administration of Enterprise host intrusion and detections systems (Carbon Black or Sentinel One preferred)