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Security Engineering Lead

Agile Defense · Reston, VA
Clearance: Secret Hybrid cybersecurity 3+ yrs

Lead the technical engineering and modernization of a 24/7 enterprise Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC), owning the integration, configuration, and optimization of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and IDS/IPS platforms while advancing Zero Trust adoption across cloud and on-premises infrastructure.

What you'll do

- Engineer, integrate, and maintain CSOC security platforms (SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS) with focus on configuration management and performance optimization

- Design and implement Zero Trust architecture principles across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments

- Assess, test, and evaluate emerging security technologies; develop technical reports and detailed implementation roadmaps for modernization initiatives

- Configure and troubleshoot advanced network security solutions including firewalls, NAC, 802.1x, VPNs, Web Application Firewalls, and content filtering

- Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including architecture diagrams, root cause analysis reports, and security compliance assessments

- Automate security operations and system management using scripting (Bash, PowerShell) and orchestration tools (Ansible, Puppet)

- Supervise and coordinate security changes across software, hardware, facilities, and telecommunications infrastructure

Mission

This role supports a critical enterprise cybersecurity program delivering round-the-clock CSOC services. The position is central to modernizing the organization's security architecture and ensuring compliance with federal standards including NIST and FISMA.

Required skills

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