Overview
Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity’s team of experts to have an impact on our government’s critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation. We are currently hiring for a Security Architect!
Why Acuity?
Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity’s team of experts to have an impact on our government’s critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation.
Responsibilities
- Participate in system design and implementation through agile sprints to develop and deploy advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
- Administer security tools and rule configurations; update and adjust them for new releases.
- Provide cybersecurity engineering and consulting to assist in onboarding customers to the platform.
- Perform security impact and risk assessment of changes proposed to these systems.
- Monitor platform level network changes, analyze impact, and provide appropriate technical solutions to resolve issues efficiently.
- As needed, assist with other security service offerings and projects.
- Advanced knowledge of infrastructure security / Ability to recommend best practices and assess current posture.
- Advanced knowledge of security capabilities
- Ability to create / verify security policies.
- Ability to create / verify RBAC roles.
- Create / Maintain / Report on security documentation.
- Knowledge of ATO and fedramp
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in security engineering or security operations, including at least 1 year working on VMware solutions.
- Familiar with design and implementation of monitoring capabilities for various stakeholders (e.g., developers, business owners, security, and infrastructure)
- Have a deep understanding of API Security, Container Security, Cloud Security
- Familiar with security plans that implement systems and procedures to effectively secure information, infrastructure, intellectual property, and users against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction or disclosure.
- Ability to analyze services that are offered on a platform, to include third party services
- Experience working with NIST SP 800-53, RMF, FISMA, DHS and DoD policies
- Familiarity with infrastructure components (VMs, Security Products, Network ports and protocols, Databases, Middleware and open source code) to support DevOps in an enterprise environment to build, maintain and sustain an enterprise information technology DevOps operational model.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; technical and business focused, with the ability to document and describe security processes and data.
- Customer-service oriented with a desire to continuously learn and take on new challenges.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and function as an integral part of the team.
- Effective time management skills with the ability to shift focus to accommodate changes in business and client priorities.
Desired Skills/Experience:
- One or more active security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCISSP, CEH, CISM, CISA, Cloud+, CCSP)
Clearance Requirements:
- Must have an active clearance (Secret OR Top Secret)
Min
USD $180,000.00/Yr.
Max
USD $200,000.00/Yr.
Salary Range
The salary range for this position represents Acuity's good faith estimate of the compensation for this job title at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, contract requirements, applicable labor categories, and, where applicable, contract award and funding.