A Baseline Security Engineer role supporting cybersecurity operations and compliance for a defense contractor client. This position is ideal for security professionals who want to design and implement security controls while translating compliance frameworks into actionable baselines.
What you'll do
- Design and implement security baselines using CIS and STIG benchmarks, customizing them to organizational and FISMA requirements
- Conduct security and compliance assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and risks using NVD and CVE databases
- Collaborate with technical teams to address security vulnerabilities and ensure systems meet established security control requirements
- Support security audits and compliance reviews, maintaining documentation and evidence of control implementation
- Translate low-level security baseline technical requirements into high-level NIST and client-specific security policies
- Create security baselines from scratch using vendor documentation and NIST 800 Special Publication guidance
Mission
Agile Defense supports critical national security missions through advanced technologies and adaptive innovation. This role directly contributes to protecting mission-focused systems and supporting the nation's vital interests through robust cybersecurity controls and compliance assurance.
Required skills
- CIS benchmarks
- STIG benchmarks
- NIST 800 Special Publications
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- Common Vulnerability Enumeration (CVE)
- Security baseline development
- FISMA requirements
- IT operations support