Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Pyramid Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Engineer that is a self-starter and can perform and deliver in a remote working environment.  They will deliver services and support to the client in the areas of Cybersecurity and Risk Management. 

• Perform remediation scans for vulnerability remediation validation.
• Utilize understanding of fundamentals of layered defense and zero trust technologies and processes.
• Utilize understanding of lifecycle of the network threats, attack vectors and methods of exploitation.
• Leads the Cybersecurity Engineering team by providing less complex tasks supporting the initial baseline assessment and subsequent continuous assessment, identification, and containment and related risk mitigation of security vulnerabilities spanning.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems Management or equivalent work experien.ce in the field of Cybersecurity.
• Active DoD Clearance and US Citizen
• 7+ years of experience supporting federal customers as a Cybersecurity SME.
• Provide expertise in the engineering design, development, direction, and implementation of enterprise network cyber defense capabilities to prevent sophisticated cyber threats and vulnerabilities or detect when prevention fails.
• Understand the fundamentals of layered defense and zero trust technologies and processes.
• Understand the lifecycle of the network threats, attack vectors and methods of exploitation.
• Have specialized knowledge in computer network theory and understand IT standards and cyber security tools’ architectures, including but not limited to, the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model and the methods of exploiting those standards.
• Be familiar with the utilization, configuration, and implementation of industry standard cyber defense capabilities, including but not limited to, web content filters, email security capabilities, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Host-Based Security System (HBSS), Security Event and Incident Management (SEIM), DNS security practices, advanced log analysis, network monitoring, network flow analysis, packet capture analysis, network proxies, firewalls, anti-virus capabilities, and access control lists.