Job Description
About Zen:
Own your opportunity to work with a client-focused agile small business. Make an impact by advancing our government organizations charged with keeping our country safe, prosperous, and secure. Zen Strategics, LLC is a cleared, minority-owned SBA 8(a) specialized consulting firm, offering innovative Cybersecurity, Cloud Migration, and Information Technology Modernization. We are a leading organization committed to delivering innovative solutions and ensuring the highest standards of security for our customers' digital assets. We are dedicated to staying ahead of evolving cyber threats and protecting our clients' data with cutting-edge technologies and proactive security measures.
Position Description:
We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, Senior Security Engineer with a proactive mindset and a commitment to quality and accuracy to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the security posture of our datacenter and cloud infrastructure and applications. You will lead a small team of engineers to accomplish daily operational engineering requirements of a Security Operations Center. You will collaborate closely with operations and compliance teams to ensure our environment remains secure, compliant, and resilient.
Responsibilities:
* Team Leadership: Lead a small team of engineers, promote knowledge-sharing, and help drive a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement within the IT team.
* Implement Security Solutions: Lead efforts to build, install, configure, maintain software, firmware, security patches, and troubleshoot cybersecurity applications, ensuring optimal performance and uptime across the enterprise.
* Manage and Maintain Infrastructure: Oversee physical and cloud infrastructures, including application support, system administration functions such as account management, Group Policy enforcement, CRL oversight, user and service account provisioning, server backups, and disaster recovery testing.
* Tool Management: Manage security tools and technologies, ensuring effective integration into infrastructure.
* Compliance Management: Ensure compliance with security regulations like FISMA, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA, utilizing tools such as GPOs, SCAP, and STIGs for security and system hardening.
* Policy Development: Develop processes and procedures for physical and cloud environments, perform technical analyses, root cause investigations, and generate documentation like SOPs, reports, and process improvements.
* Security Assessments: Lead participation in system assessments and ongoing monitoring to provide necessary documentation and evidence.
* Stay Informed: Keep updated on cloud security threats and trends to proactively enhance security measures.
Required Education:
Bachelor's or Master's degree.
Qualifications:
8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6+ years with a Master's degree; additional experience can substitute for educational requirements.
Certifications: Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or AWS Certified Security - Specialty are a plus.
Knowledge & Skills:
* Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication across technical and non-technical teams.
* Deep understanding of cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
* Experience with security tools like firewalls, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, SIEM systems.
* Solid knowledge of network services, Windows and Linux administration, system hardening, patch management, and compliance standards like DoD, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS.
* Proven troubleshooting and diagnostic skills for resolving complex technical issues.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
US Citizenship is required.
Zen Serenity Benefits:
* 401K with company match
* Health and wellness packages
* Tuition Reimbursement for professional growth
* Access to cutting-edge technology
* Paid time off and holidays
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