Second Front Systems
National Security
CybersecurityAssessmentEngineer
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“Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer at Second Front Systems. Skills: Cybersecurity Assessment, Cloud Infrastructure Security, DevSecOps. Oversee software vulnerability scanning. Review vulnerability scan results”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure Game Warden maintains a security posture; Maintain a robust and authorized security posture; Provide actionable remediation guidance
Industry & Context.
Solving big problems; Experience solving complex problems; Experience solving ill-defined problems
U. S. citizenship, Reside in approved hiring hubs (DC/Maryland/Virginia, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, Denver/Colorado Springs, CO, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX), Secret Level Clearance (or above)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
U. S. citizenship, 3-5 years of relevant experience, Secret Level Clearance (or above), Ability to attain DOD 8570 Baseline Certification for IAT II within 6 months of hire date
Nice to Have
Extensive experience with Department of Defense DevSecOps practices, policies, and security, Experience with Docker, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Anchore, or other container scanning tools, Ability to write basic scripts (Python, Bash, etc.) to automate evidence collection or data parsing, Have a interest in matters of national security, CYSA+
What You'll Do.
Oversee software vulnerability scanning
Review vulnerability scan results
Assist customers understand results
Make approval recommendations
Research identified vulnerabilities
Review web application artifacts
Provide customer feedback
Conduct assessments of cloud infrastructure
Verify compliance with DISA STIGs
Verify compliance with SRGs
Verify compliance with CIS Benchmarks
Author security artifacts
Review security artifacts
Maintain security artifacts
Monitor security controls
Report on security controls
Implement technical workflows for SBOMs
Translate NIST 800-53 controls
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work hand-in-hand with DevOps Engineering; Work hand-in-hand with Mission Success teams; Coordinate activities with Principal Security Engineer; Coordinate activities with Platform team; Coordinate activities with Customer Operations team; Primary face of cybersecurity team to development teams; Primary face of cybersecurity team to mission success teams; Partner with DevOps teams; Partner with Software Engineering teams
Communication Scope
Speaking your mind; Assist customers in understanding results
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE Second Front Systems (2F) is seeking a motivated Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to support our team. We are a fast-growing entrepreneurial team working at the convergence of technology and national security. The work will be dynamic and wide-ranging with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and cloud infrastructure roles supporting the deployment and scale of our Game Warden platform. As a Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer at Second Front Systems, you will help ensure that Game Warden maintains a strong security posture. You will work hand-in-hand with the DevOps Engineering and Mission Success teams to oversee the software vulnerability scanning process, review vulnerability scan results, assist the customers in understanding those results, and make approval recommendations for vulnerabilities that can't be immediately resolved. This role will require learning new things like researching identified vulnerabilities, assessing risk, solving big problems, speaking your mind, and contributing to a culture of diversity, innovation, and excellence. This role is key to the security of our cloud platform and of the customer applications running on it. Note: This role requires U.S. citizenship due to government contract requirements. Additionally, candidates must reside in one of our approved hiring hubs: - DC/Maryland/Virginia - Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC - Denver/Colorado Springs, CO - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX WHAT YOU’LL DO You will coordinate activities with the Principal Security Engineer, Platform team, and Customer Operations team. Specific tasks include: - Review web application artifacts of customer developed applications and provide customer feedback - Primary face of the cybersecurity team to software development and mission success teams - Assist with incident response plans to respond to application outages or downtime - Technical Security Validation: Conduct comprehensive assessments of cloud infrastructure, applications, and containerized environments
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