Cybersecurity Network Services Specialist

Location

North Carolina | United States

Job description

NikSoft Systems Corporation is a recognized Information Technology solutions provider. Founded in 1998 and based in Reston, Virginia, NikSoft is a CMMI Level 3 Certified company with an established reputation for excellence and on-time delivery with a consistently high customer satisfaction rating from its Federal Government and private consulting contracts.

NikSoft is currently conducting a search for a Cybersecurity Network Services Specialist to add to its team in support of the United States Postal Service's Cybersecurity program. The successful candidate will experience an unparalleled large-scale enterprise environment with over 800 Information Technology systems, 10s of 1000s of servers and desktop devices, processing billions of dollars in annual revenue and supporting a diverse user base spread across the entire US. Join the NikSoft team to scale your career to the next level.

Responsibilities:

• Provide security requirements for the infrastructure teams to enhance the security posture of the network.
• Conduct investigations to identify security gaps present in the current network and network services.
• Investigate new or improved security solutions and develop solutions to mitigate known security gaps.
• Develop and document CISO security solutions.
• Represent CISO Engineering to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct training on topics related to the network services security tools.
• Develop dashboards and reports to support CISO needs, using SIEM, tools portals, other monitoring tools.
• Support change management process

Qualifications:

• 5 years of cybersecurity experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of security standards and best practices, including but not limited to:
  • DISA STIGs,
  • NIST 800, Cybersecurity Framework
  • CIS Benchmarks
• Knowledgeable in cybersecurity technology solution planning, engineering, and deployment, including DNS, FW, EDR/XDR, FW, NGIPS, SIEM.
• Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure components: Data center, Cloud (Azure, GCP, AWS, PaaS/IaaS/SaaS), Software defined networks/SASE, Trusted Internet Connections (TIC), Enterprise certificate authority/PKI operations, DNS/DHCP security, DDoS/WAF, Network access control, Wireless network security.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team-oriented environment.
• Ability to effectively present technical information to different levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated strong communication skill (written/spoken).
• Demonstrated strong organizational skill.
• Proficiency on Microsoft Office tools: i.e., O365, PowerPoint, Visio

Desired Qualification:

• Experience in large enterprise environment
• Scripting / Programming language experience.
• One or more of the following certifications: CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CCIE, CCNP

****Candidates must be able to obtain a Postal Sensitive Clearance (US Citizenship or Green Card required). Additionally, candidates must not have traveled outside of the USA for a combined period not to exceed 6 months within the last 5 years.

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