PlanIT Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer (DOTCOM ) to support our Federal customer in the Washington, DC area.
The ideal candidate will w ork as part of a small cross-functional team, this individual will participate in development and support the team's effort to maintain a secure web presence.
Individual will be responsible for managing web security applications to monitor and mitigate attacks on web facing applications.
Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer (DOTCOM)
Location: Remote anywhere
Start Date: 07/07/25
Duration: One year plus annual extensions
Cybersecurity Engineer (DOTCOM) - this is a remote role.
Job Description:
- Working as part of a small cross-functional team, this individual will participate in development and support the team's effort to maintain a secure web presence.
- Individual will be responsible for managing web security applications to monitor and mitigate attacks on web facing applications.
Operational:
- Ensure internal and external data security, adhering to best practices and compliance standards.
- Implement observability across platforms for application monitoring and alerting.
- Deploy threat detection and mitigation techniques to ensure data/application security.
- Work with auditors to ensure security compliance.
Essential Qualifications:
- Functional comprehension of web application architecture.
- Understanding of PCI Security requirements.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Preferred skill/knowledge:
- Human Code Defender
Experience Level:
- 10+ years of related experience in cybersecurity and NIST standards along with 5+ years of technical writing.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Management Sciences, Computer Science, Information Systems, Social Science, Education, Human Resources Development, and Psychology or other related disciplines and twelve to fifteen years of experience or
- Master’s degree and ten to twelve years of related experience or
- PhD and eight to nine years of related experience.
Certifications: (One or more required )
- CompTIA Security +
- CPTE - Certified Penetration Testing Engineer
- CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
- CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
- CISSP
- CISSP-ISSEP
- CISSP-ISSAP
- CISSP-ISSMP preferred
Additional Provisions:
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
- All candidates must be a US Citizen
- Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
- Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years.
- Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
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