Cybersecurity Engineering Lead

Title: Cybersecurity Engineering LeadLocation: Chantilly, VAUS Citizenship Required: YesClearance: Active TS/SCI with CI polygraphStatus: Full-time; contingent upon contract award Description:Invictus, a Red River company, delivers technology and services supporting government and national security missions. We combine cleared mission expertise with enterprise engineering, technology partnerships and large-program execution in support of advanced modernization, cybersecurity, intelligence and systems integration. Our teams support complex operational environments across the U.S. and around the world, helping customers strengthen resilience, accelerate mission outcomes and deploy capabilities that meet demanding mission requirements. Learn more at Job Details:Invictus is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineering Lead to serve as the senior technical authority on an enterprise cybersecurity program supporting the NRO. The Engineering Lead owns overall system architecture, technical strategy, engineering standards and integration across all engineering efforts. This role provides the senior technical leadership that keeps engineering rigorous and preserves technical integrity throughout the system lifecycle, from concept to production.Responsibilities:Set technical direction and engineering standards across the enterprise cybersecurity service portfolio, including SIEM and cyber data platforms, host-based security, perimeter protection, vulnerability scanning, identity, credential and access management (ICAM/PKI), cross domain solutions, cloud security services and automated security validationOwn the system architecture and integration approach, advancing the customer's Zero Trust Architecture goalsLead design, integration and deployment of new and upgraded cybersecurity capabilities, including SIEM/SOAR integration and detection engineering for real-time alerting and threat huntingGuide engineering through configuration management and change control, and maintain accurate technical documentation and diagramsSupport security accreditation (RMF) activities needed to obtain and maintain Authority to OperateEvaluate emerging technologies, standards and practices and recommend efficiency improvementsPerform technical investigation and root cause analysis on recurring issues and recommend corrective changesCoordinate engineering interfaces with other service providers, SETA and FFRDC partnersRequirements:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT or a related STEM field and one of the following: CISSP, CISM, CCISO, GCDA, Security+ CE, CySA+ or equivalent5+ years of cybersecurity, SOC or cyber incident response experience5+ years of detection engineering and automation experienceQualified for a DoD 8140 Category E role (Cyber Workforce Developer 751, Manager or Executive Cyber Leader 901, or IAM Level III)Active TS/SCI with CI polygraphDesired Qualifications:Experience within the NRO and its mission partner communityAdvanced degree and certifications in IT process improvement or capability frameworks (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, ISO, CISSP, Agile)Experience architecting enterprise security tools such as Splunk, SOAR platforms, HBSS/endpoint security and cross domain solutionsExperience with Zero Trust architecture and cloud security (AWS, Azure)Experience with MITRE ATT&CK-based detection coverage analysisEqual Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

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