Req ID: RQ206657
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)
Job Family: Cyber and IT Risk Management
Skills:
Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR,Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW),Palo Alto Networks Panorama,Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Secure Access Service Edge (SASE),SIEM Tools
Certifications:
CompTIA - Security+ CE - CompTIA - CompTIA
Experience:
2 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Own your career as a Palo Alto Engineer at GDIT. 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 Palo Alto Engineer , you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cyber Engineer Senior joining our team to perform engineering and management of Palo Alto Firewalls/Cortex XSOAR/SASE Solutions/Panorama Firewall Management, and CSOC tools.
HOW THE PALO ALTO ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Engineer, maintain, and analyze security applications such as Palo Altos Firewalls/XSOAR/SASE/Panorama (Primary) and secondary duties supporting CSOC Tools such as Tenable, McAfee, Splunk as needed
Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures and systems, including infrastructure and access management for cybersecurity hardware, firmware and software
Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards
Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security
Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks
Carries out triage on security events, coordinates incidents with Incident Management Team, IT operations, network engineering, and application teams
Diagnoses, identifies, isolates, and analyzes problems utilizing historical database records
Participates in the security engineering, validation testing of system configuration/hardening, and assessment of classified information systems (IS)
Supports security posture assessments
Maintains awareness of cyber trends, threats, and vulnerabilities
Develops, integrates and maintains security toolsets
Alerts management to recurring problems and patterns of problems
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education/Experience : BA/BS and 2 years' of relevant experience or equivalent years of experience
Required Technical Skills : Palo Alto experience, Threat Hunting/Analysis experience using various security tools, and Palo Alto XSOAR/SASE/Panorama
Must hold Security+ certification or equivalent.
Security Clearance Level : Ability to obtain Public Trust
Preferred Skills: Ticketing and reporting experience. Linux and Windows experience. Experience with security tools or similar such as Splunk, McAfee, RSA Netwitness, and Tenable
Location : Remote
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 $76,500 - $103,500. 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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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 50 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.
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