Security Engineer (junior or mid level) supporting CBP OPR in Washington, DC — maintaining and securing the OCFEN cyber forensic network across datacenter and cloud environments via security engineering, information systems security, and cyber forensics. Requires an active Public Trust clearance; 3+ years for junior, 5+ years for mid.
ClearFocus Technologies, a HUBZone certified company, is located in Leesburg, VA. We specialize in cybersecurity and support multiple government and commercial clients for a variety of missions. We value our clients, integrity and employees and believe a single person can make a difference!
We are committed to attracting and retaining the best and brightest talent who desire to work with industry leading technology to stay on top of their profession. We provide an excellent benefit package which includes medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), paid professional development reimbursement and more!
We are seeking a Security Engineer for opportunities in Washington, DC. All applicants must have an active Public Trust clearance. All applicants should hold a security certification. No third parties.
Security Engineer Mid | 5+ years | CBP BI - High Trust
Security Engineer Junior | 3+ years | CBP BI - High Trust
Job Description
The Contractor shall support CBP OPR CI in a wide range of systems engineering, administration, and cyber security and regulatory compliance services necessary to maintain and secure OPR information technology networks used in the detection and investigations of cybercrimes and CBP policy violations. The scope is to support CBP OPR CI in accordance with the Government's processes and procedures, to successfully perform tasks related to the following areas:
Security Engineering Support (SES)
Cyber Security Specialist / Information Systems Security Officer support
Cyber Forensics Analyst Support
Security Engineering Support
The Contractor shall provide Security Engineering and Sustainment (SES) support in the existing technologies (e.g., datacenter location(s)), transitional locations, and Cloud environments). Security Engineering and Sustainment support includes but is not limited to the following: Contractor personnel shall be responsible for advising and assisting with maintenance and engineering of the OPR IOD Cyber Forensic Enterprise Network (OCFEN) infrastructure to include hardware and software throughout its lifecycle to ensure adaptability. The Contractor shall utilize, by means of the CBP Internal Change Request processes and internal ticketing system, to identify priorities and service requests, take action, track and update and close tickets upon completion. The Contractor shall document all operating procedures / processes, and they should be available for activities that are likely to affect security or availability including: Change Management, Configuration types of critical equipment and Vulnerability Management (including patching). All changes must be approved by both senior engineering and IT security staff prior to execution.
Technology Evaluation
Provide support to include but not limited to: cloud technology, internet servers, web-enabled database applications, network security, security engineering, data integrity, intrusion detection, firewall management, forensic and legal information security, virtual private networks, public key / infrastructure / digital signatures, encryption, network security architecture, and DHS Policy in developing and maintaining all required solutions.
Collaborate with teams across the enterprise by supporting the implementation of IT services in the cloud and identifying security / technical requirements, potential problems or issues, and participate with agile software development teams.
Assist the Government in analyzing / reviewing user needs and software requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints to develop solutions which provide automated compliance and security posture management from risks due to cyber threats and regulatory compliance issues.
Assist the Government in performing prototype evaluations, including programs and software applications to ensure the desired information is produced and instructions are correct.
Assist the Government in conducting integrated quality assurance testing for security functionality and resiliency on all developed solutions while tracking quality assurance metrics, such as defect dispositions and resolutions.
Assist the Government in identifying any gaps in the OCFEN Cybersecurity baseline through a process of security engineering analysis and recommend defense functions (e.g., encryption, access control, identity management) to reduce exploitation opportunities of supply chain or other vulnerabilities for the CBP customer.