About the role

What will you do at The Swift Group, LLC?

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and

solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software

Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and

Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence

Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Network / Cyber Security Engineer to join a dynamic program

providing unique technology expertise to multiple mission areas across software

development, data engineering, technical integration, network engineering, and

quick reaction development. The technical work is hands-on, lab discovery

focused, and multi-disciplinary. The work location is the Tidewater region of

Virginia.

Responsibilities

* Design, install, test, and maintain state-of-the-art secure operating
systems, networks, and database products
* Support a wide range of network facilities to include physical media,
protocol stacks, hubs, routers, bridges, gateways, digital servers, line
drivers, telecommunications components, and network management components
* Conduct risk assessment and provide recommendations for application design
* Troubleshoot a range of security issues including architecture, firewalls,
electronic data traffic, and network access
* Analyze systems for malware, misuse, or unauthorized activity. Provide
engineering support such as network-based instruction detection for systems
* Utilize encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of
various security technologies, and information technology security research
* Convert customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that
acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
* Establish, document, and maintain system baselines and configuration
management items
* Integrate new architectural features into existing infrastructures; design
cyber security architectural artifacts; provide architectural analysis and
relate existing system to future needs and trends; embed advanced forensic
tools and techniques for attack reconstruction; provide engineering
recommendations; and resolve integration/testing issues

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (advanced degree
preferred); equivalent experience may be substituted
* 10+ years of demonstrated combined network engineering experience and cyber
security experience
* Knowledge of ICDs related to cyber security including (e.g., ICD 503)
* Ability to present technical approaches and findings clearly and effectively
* Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders concurrently
* US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
required
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Which skills does this role require?

System DesignRisk AssessmentFirewallsEncryptionVulnerability AnalysisForensic ToolsConfiguration ManagementIntrusion DetectionArchitecture AnalysisDatabase ManagementProtocol StacksSecurity ResearchSoftware DevelopmentData EngineeringTechnical IntegrationForensicsSystem ArchitectureDatabase ProductsMalware AnalysisInformation Technology

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