TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join our growing team.

• Monitor, triage, and escalate email alerts generated by the agency’s cybersecurity toolset as required.
• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows server environments in production and mission‑critical settings.
• Perform system configuration, patching, upgrades, and performance monitoring in accordance with security and operational standards.
• Support the administration, continuous monitoring, and reporting using the agency’s cybersecurity tools.
• Actively contribute as a technical team member by leveraging experience and industry best practices to strengthen and enhance the agency’s security posture.
• Provide technical support to monitor, correlate, identify, mitigate, manage, and track security incidents, supporting established incident response processes.
• Support cybersecurity enterprise architecture development, including review and creation of documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation recommendations for cyber tools.
• Perform software assessments with a focus on risk identification and mitigation.
• Manage Office 365 Exchange quarantine queues and web proxy whitelist requests.

• Hands-on experience administering Linux enviornments in production settings (e.g., Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS).
• Ability to build strong relationships with lead teams and individuals without direct reporting relationships.
• Ability to work independently to complete assigned tasks and document new procedures as needed.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and ability to articulate and present information to all levels of management and staff.
• Two years of experience operating in a Windows Server and Active Directory environment.
• Two years of experience administrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Two years of experience with Splunk Enterprise.
• Two years of experience with Tenable Nessus or similar vulnerability scanning tools.

Desired Skills:

• Experience administering STIG hardened Red Hat Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Experienced in two or more:
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Ansible
  • Bash/ Shell scripting
• Experience performing software and security assessments.
• Experience with one or more of the following tecknologies:
  • Nutanix.
  • Zscaler.
  • F5 Big IP.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• CompTIA Security+ or other cybersecurity certification.

Clearance:

• Must be eligible to hold a Public Trust clearance.

Work Location:

• Remote, USA.

Pay Range:

• The suggested pay for this position ranges from $75,546 to $88,875.
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/