Req ID: RQ198609
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Cyber Security
Skills:
Cyber Defense,Information Security,Security Information and Event Management (SIEM),Threat Detection
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
CYBER DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Own your career as a Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies. Your work in cyber security at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on you joining our team.
THE PROGRAM:
Work on the program responsible for continually monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents that may occur on the networks, IT services, and systems of a large Federal agency where you will be part of a centralized command and control environment, ensuring seamless collaboration among security analysts, threat intelligence teams, streamlined incident response workflows, collaborative intelligence-sharing platforms, and stakeholders in addition to facilitating the collection and correlation of data from various sources, supporting the mission to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats promptly.
You will be part of a team that develops, operates, maintains, and enhances a suite of cybersecurity tools deployed across secure enclaves to support incident response, threat detection, and event monitoring. The team integrates data from centralized and local system sources, ensuring effective and timely responses to cybersecurity events. You will create new applications, algorithms, and automation to optimize workflows and improve data analysis. You will collaborate to integrate security requirements into technical solutions and conduct ongoing research to incorporate emerging technologies, enhancing the organization's overall cybersecurity posture. Your work ensures that tools and infrastructure remain operational, resilient, and adaptable to evolving threats.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain cybersecurity tools and applications, ensuring they meet operational needs and security requirements including researching, identifying, and recommending emerging technologies
Data integration for incident response and threat detection.
Develop algorithms and automation to streamline workflows and improve data analysis capabilities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security features into existing and new technical solutions.
Testing, implementation, deployment, and administration of infrastructure hardware and software for cybersecurity.
Monitor and maintain operational resilience of cybersecurity tools and systems.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED :
8+ years' experience with
Cybersecurity principles, practices, and frameworks, including Incident Response Frameworks, Executive Orders and National Cybersecurity Strategies, CIS Controls, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
Security technologies, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and advanced threat detection tools.
Compliance requirements and regulations relevant to cybersecurity, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, ensuring adherence to industry standards
Linux based environment administration
Testing, implementing, deploying, maintaining, and administering infrastructure hardware and software for cybersecurity
Developing, creating, modifying, and maintaining computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs for cybersecurity
Integrating third-party components, developing custom capabilities, modifying existing code, recommending process improvements, and automating operations and maintenance tasks.
? Software Experience
Familiarity with Splunk, Oracle/SQL-based platforms, and Python.
? Certifications (at least one of the following is preferred)
Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Associate
? Education:
Minimum Education: Bachelors in Cybersecurity, Information Technology or a related field and minimum of 8 years' experience. Substitutions Allowed: No Degree- 12 years; Associates- 10 years; Master's- 6 years; Ph.D.- 4 years
? Security Clearance Level:
Top Secret (TS) level with the ability to obtain access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
? Location : Onsite
? US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
? 401K with company match
? Comprehensive health and wellness packages
? Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
? Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
? Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
? Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $134,818 - $182,402. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
