Job Description
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
We are looking for a Network / Cyber Security Engineer to join a dynamic program providing unique technology expertise to multiple mission areas across software development, data engineering, technical integration, network engineering, and quick reaction development. The technical work is hands-on, lab discovery focused, and multi-disciplinary. The work location is the Tidewater region of Virginia.
Responsibilities:
- Design, install, test, and maintain secure operating systems, networks, and database environments
- Support a wide range of network facilities including physical media, protocol stacks, routers, bridges, gateways, servers, telecommunications components, and network management systems
- Conduct risk assessments and provide recommendations for secure application and system design
- Troubleshoot cybersecurity issues involving architecture, firewalls, data traffic, and access controls
- Analyze systems for malware, misuse, and unauthorized activity, and provide network-based intrusion detection support
- Apply encryption technologies, perform penetration testing, and conduct vulnerability and security research
- Translate customer or product requirements into comprehensive systems solutions aligned with technical, schedule, and cost constraints
- Establish and maintain system baselines and configuration management standards
- Integrate new architectural features into existing infrastructures; develop cybersecurity architectural artifacts; embed forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction; and resolve integration and testing challenges
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (advanced degree preferred); equivalent experience considered
- 10+ years of combined network engineering and cybersecurity experience
- Strong understanding of DNS, firewall rules, routing protocols, and streaming protocols
- Experience integrating nonstandard technologies with IP-based networks
- Experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and removing network equipment across a wide range of manufacturers (beyond traditional vendors such as Cisco and Juniper)
- Experience managing wireless access points and point to point wireless systems
- Hands-on knowledge of installing and terminating copper and fiber media, including pulling cable through conduit
- Proficiency using network analysis tools, along with experience using power tools and hand tools
- Knowledge of cybersecurity-related ICDs, including ICD 503
- Strong ability to present technical approaches and findings clearly
- Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholder groups
- US citizenship and active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Tidewater, Virginia |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1973 |
About Company
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services to connect more than 10,800 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in over 200 countries and territories. SWIFT enables its users to exchange automated, standardized financial information securely and reliably, thereby lowering costs, reducing operational risk and eliminating operational inefficiencies. SWIFT also brings the financial community together to work collaboratively to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest. SWIFT is headquartered in Belgium and has over 24 offices worldwide. In 2014 SWIFT processed more than 5.6 billion FIN messages.
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