Cyber Defense Engineer

Cybersecurity Professional

OceanWolf, LLC is looking for you!! You are a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a passion for safeguarding critical assets in a dynamic, high-stakes environment. You thrive on solving complex security challenges, proactively identifying threats, and developing innovative solutions to stay ahead of adversaries. Your experience spans hands-on technical expertise and strategic leadership, enabling you to guide teams and mentor colleagues in best practices across security domains. You approach your work with integrity, a meticulous attention to detail, and a relentless drive for excellence. You bring a deep understanding of advanced security infrastructure, incident response, and vulnerability management, coupled with a strong operational knowledge of compliance frameworks such as CMMC, RMF, DISA STIG and DoDAF. Your communication and collaboration skills enable you to clearly articulate risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences. Whether configuring firewalls, analyzing malware, or leading post-incident reviews, you maintain a calm, analytical mindset and a proactive approach to continuous improvement. You are motivated by impactful work and are ready to bring your expertise to a collaborative team where your insights and leadership will directly contribute to the protection of mission-critical systems and data. You are a U.S. citizen, eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance, and eager to advance your career in a role that values innovation, professional development, and technical excellence.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Configuring, maintaining, and tuning advanced security solutions including but not limited to firewalls (Palo Alto), IPS, SIEM (QRadar), AV, and DLP platforms.
• Leading the development and deployment of security countermeasures, standard operating procedures, and security policies to ensure robust protection and compliance.
• Performing incident response, malware analysis, and vulnerability assessments, including reverse engineering of suspicious files.
• Implementing and administering security tooling such as Trellix ePO, ensuring optimal operation and coverage.
• Managing all aspects of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions, from configuration and administration to policy and keyword management.
• Conducting basic penetration testing and documenting findings, postmortem results, and presenting actionable insights to leadership.
• Serving as a subject matter expert for security tools, processes, and infrastructure, providing guidance and training across the organization.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Strengthen the resilience of OceanWolf's clients' critical systems and data against evolving cyber threats.
• Advance the organization's compliance with CMMC Level 2 and DoD security requirements, supporting key business objectives.
• Enhance incident readiness and response capabilities, minimizing downtime and business risk from security events.
• Drive continuous improvement of security operations through expert analysis, process optimization, and tool selection.
• Empower teams with actionable intelligence, training, and leadership in best practices for cybersecurity.
• Support innovation by ensuring secure adoption of new technologies and methodologies within the organization.

What You'll Need:

• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for Top Secret/SCI clearance (DoD or DHS).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting IT or Cybersecurity Operations, with 2+ years in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment.
• Proficiency in at least two scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) and operational familiarity with Linux (SELinux preferred).
• Hands-on experience with security tools such as SIEM (QRadar), firewalls (Palo Alto), Trellix ePO, IPS, and DLP solutions.
• Compliant with DoD IAT Level II and familiar with CMMC Level 2 controls.
• Strong technical understanding of hardware and software technologies, and proven experience with threat intelligence and vulnerability assessment.
• Strong written communications and the ability to write and review detailed SOP's

Who You Are:

• Analytical, detail-oriented, and able to think critically under pressure.
• Excellent communicator with strong presentation and teamwork skills.
• Proactive problem solver with a passion for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Customer-focused, with demonstrated ability to provide training and support to technical and non-technical users.
• Collaborative leader, comfortable guiding teams and influencing stakeholders across the organization.