Location: Crownsville, MD Salary: Flexible W2 or C2C (No visas or EADs) Description: 2 Senior System Security Engineers Crownsville, MD (Must work onsite from day #1) No Visa or EAD candidates please! C2C is fine but must be a USC or GC holder The Sr. System Engineer will be responsible for the planning, architecture, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of security products/tools for the Security Operations Center (SOC). This role will be responsible for performing the following tasks: 2 Openings, one Tier 1 and One Tier 2 - Day and night shift available On-site from day one Duties and Responsibilities: Architecture, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of security tools. Architect and design with future growth in mind to ensure a balance between scalability, performance, stability, reliability, and agility. Defense in-depth gap analysis and improvement recommendations of the security architecture and posture of the SOC infrastructure and environment. Lead system analysis and integration efforts for SOC security tools. Development and implementation of secure configurations standards of SOC tools. Configuration management and control of maintenance architectural/design/functional changes to Splunk ES and Phantom. Monitoring system updates and planning, reviewing, and executing patch/upgrade deployments. Analyze system operational requirements and define, design, develop, and maintain/improve performance monitoring dashboards, alerts, and reports etc. Operations monitoring of SOC tool to ensure proactive issue identification and resolution. Provide production and infrastructure break-fix support, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, health monitoring, etc. Analyze requirements, research and recommend what tools should be used to complete the Cybersecurity vision (ie PAM, Forensic software, DevSecOps software, Zero-Trust, etc.). Perform gap analysis on existing tools and research and recommend module additions/enhancements. Plan, define, and implement an effective and efficient data backup strategy. Plan, define, and implement an effective and efficient data archiving strategy. Education and Years of Experience: At least ten (10) years of experience in a computer related field. At least five (5) years of progressive experience in enterprise and security architecture, design, and implementation. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related scientific or technical discipline. Required Skills: System architecture, engineering, or administration experience in. Customer-oriented with excellent issue follow-through and resolution abilities. Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills. Ability to effectively work both autonomously as well as on a team. Outstanding interpersonal skills, strong work ethic, and self-motivated. Utilize tools and analytical skills to plan and execute technical changes. Relevant industry certification. Desired Skills: Experience with the following tools: Tanium, Splunk/ES/Phantom, Palo Alto Panorama, Shodan, RiskSense, Security IQ, ServiceNow, Tenable (VMS) Experience architecting and multi-tier system/applications. Experience analyzing and implement security architecture best practices. Experience with Window, Linux, Database, and Web Apps system administration. Scripting in Pearl/Python/Bash/PowerShell etc. Experience in project task technical analysis, planning, and estimation. Experience with technology capabilities market research, technical analysis/review, and recommendation. Please send qualified resume to: kbarrymore@judge.com Contact: kbarrymore@judge.com This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com