Systems Engineer - SME (CAASM)

ECS is seeking a talented Systems Engineer - SME (CAASM) to work remotely, focusing on Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) platforms. The role involves leading the planning, design, deployment, and integration of CAASM solutions to enhance cybersecurity for Federal agencies.

Responsibilities:

• Installing and configuring CAASM tools (Axonius and Armis) in non-production and production environments and configuring adaptors to collect asset and user data from cyber tools, sensors, and other sources
• Develop automated solutions for complicated manual tasks via scripts using modern programming languages (ex. Python, GO)
• Architecting solutions with diverse environment variables and leading them from concept to Production implementation
• Working closely with architects, engineers, and integrators to assess customer requirements and to design and support CAASM instance configurations in compliance with CDM data requirements
• Support internal teams with API integration and troubleshooting
• Securing the solution using TLS, certificates, SSO/PIV authentication, and encryption technologies
• Testing data flows, troubleshooting issues, and monitoring the health of the CAASM instances and servers to maximize performance and minimize downtime
• Documenting the installation and configuration of production deployments
• Serving as a CAASM trusted advisor, providing subject matter expertise, guidance, and best practice recommendations for internal teams and Government agencies
• Participate in on-call rotation for Production support

Requirements:

• US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust Suitability
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 10+ years architecting, implementing, integrating, and managing COTS products in a regulated production environment (Axonius/Armis preferred)
• 6+ years performing systems administration in Windows, Linux, or VMware environments, including performing basic troubleshooting, installation, configuration, monitoring system performance or availability, and performing security upgrades
• 5+ years of hands-on programming and debugging (Python, GO or Java), shell scripting, application containerization, data storage and retrieval from a variety of sources (ex. REST APIs)
• 3+ years experience as a Lead/Staff engineer leading technical solutioning, authoring design documents and mentoring engineers
• 2+ years experience with data ingest and Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) techniques using COTS Products (Axonius/Armis preferred)
• 2+ years deploying, hosting, monitoring, and securing solutions in a cloud environment for Government customers, preferably AWS GovCloud
• Excellent communication and relationship skills to articulate technical topics and build consensus among stakeholders
• SME level experience with APIs and data pipelines to ingest, normalize, and correlate asset data with vulnerability feeds, threat intelligence, and security findings from multiple sources
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• 2+ years hands-on experience integrating Axonius or Armis
• 3+ years automating workflows securely with COTS products via API's
• 2+ years developing and supporting REST API's for a SaaS product
• 2+ years leading a team of 4+ engineers
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks (ex. NIST, FIPS, FISMA, etc)
• Ability to provide support in an IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue response, and remediation
• Experience supporting Federal Civilian Agencies
• Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies in a scaled enterprise setting
• Experience supporting large Federal programs ($200M+)