Senior Network Security Engineer IT/089325

Description:
Northrop Grumman Information Systems sector is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Woodlawn, Maryland. Put your experience into a future of excellence as a network security professional at a brand-new security operations center for one of the federal governments largest civilian data/voice networks. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grummans team of top-notch industry-certified network engineers at the Social Security Administration headquarters campus. Roles and Responsibilities: * Review daily logs and alerts from IDS sensors, firewall and content filters * Identify and report security events. Analyze and document security problems. Escalate high priority problems * Measure and model network traffic looking for patterns and ports * Become proficient in use of customers internal ticketing systems * Analyze data from security device logs * Perform in-depth analysis of traffic thru customers network * Perform deep packet analysis of encrypted traffic * Establish policies based on industry best practices * Identify and document newly discovered vulnerabilities and exploits. * Apply new intrusion detection signatures, creating custom signatures when needed. * Produce ad-hoc and recurring reports * Produce monthly reports of IDS alert statistics and trends * Produce content for insertion into official monthly federal government reports * Produce monthly report on status and progress of current problem tickets and ad-hoc assignments. Minimum Qualifications: To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below: * Bachelors degree or equivalent * 8 years of hand-on experience with network security technologies * Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration: * CCSP, CISSP or similar professional-level industry certification This position is contingent upon contract award, budget, and/or customer approval. Security Clearance Required.