IA Security Engineer

Company: Telos Corporation
Location: Herndon
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Share this job as a link in your status update to LinkedIn.Job TitleIA Security EngineerJob DescriptionThe most security-conscious organizations trust Telos Corporation to protect their vital IT assets. The reputation of our company rests on the quality of our solutions and the integrity of our people. Explore what you can bring to our solutions in the areas of cyber, cloud and enterprise security.Be a part of the Telos culture and see what sets us apart! Telos offers an excellent compensation package with benefits that include generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and 401k. Our employees enjoy more than just a great work environment!This position will be based at a customer site in Herndon, VA, with up to 10% of time reporting to Telos facilities in Ashburn, VA.Responsibilities:

• Become an expert in Federal Regulations and guidelines such as NIST 800-37, 53, 60, 130, and CNSSi 1253 & 1254.
• Become an expert in the implementation and deployment of Xacta 360 and Xacta IO.
• Become familiar with existing processes and operations to continuously maintain support for the Xacta solution.
• Become familiar with new capabilities and advocate for their usage and adoption where appropriate.
• Provide consistent and effective feedback to team members, client stakeholders, and end users alike.
• With some oversight and guidance, identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and provide recommendations to remediate issues within the Xacta application set.
• Provide new, or update existing operational solutions to complex problems as it pertains to Xacta systems administration.
• Become familiar with business process engineering best practices while developing the customers implementation of the Risk Management Framework.
• Apply domain knowledge and experience to identify and implement efficiencies in the administration of an Enterprise application.A Department of Defense (DOD) Top Secret or similar clearance based upon a full scope background investigation is typically acceptable for clearance reciprocity if the clearance is active and the background investigation is less than five (5) years old. A Full Scope Polygraph is required for this position.Job RequirementsQualifications:
  • This position requires a current TS/SCI.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Technology or related field with 8-10+ years' experience
    • 5 additional years of general experience in IT, IA, Cybersecurity can be substituted for a degree
    • 8 years of general Information Technology, Application Administration, Systems Engineering is required.
    • Experience in system/application administration to include issue customer relationship management, Tier 1 & Tier 2 support activities.
    • Significant experience with documenting and communicating technical solutions that will be disseminated to a technical user base.
    • Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with technical engineers, and end users alike is required.
    • DoD 8570/8410 compliance is preferred.
    • Experience in security operations/incident response concepts and implementation and vulnerability management.
    • Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels are required.
    • A professional attitude regarding attention to detail and customer service and excellent organizational skills are required.The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires US citizenship.Telos maintains a drug-free workplace and will conduct drug testing on all applicants who have accepted an offer of employment.Telos Corporation participates in the E-Verify program. Therefore, any employment with Telos will also be contingent upon confirmation from the Social Security Administration ("SSA") and/or the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") of your authorization to work in the United States.Telos Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.Job Type: Full-TimeLocationHerndon, VA 20170 US (Primary)
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