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SME Cloud Cybersecurity

Halcyon

Job Description

Posted on: 
February 17, 2025

Summary and company overview

Role Summary

This is a full-time position and work is performed at a customer location. The Cloud Cybersecurity SME is responsible for conducting threat and risk analysis and analyzing the operational impact of new and existing systems and technologies to eliminate risk, performance, and capacity issues. The Cloud Cybersecurity SME performs research, testing, evaluation, and deployment of security technology and procedures and runs diagnostics on changes to data to verify undetected breaches.

Company Overview

Halcyon Days Consulting (HDC) is a veteran owned small business with combined experience in and out of uniform. The HDC team is composed of subject matter experts who specialize in software development, data management and analysis for the DOD, IC, and other government and commercial partners.

Benefits

HDC believes GREAT teams need GREAT tools!

  • Health Care - Employer paid medical, dental, vision for the employee and their dependents
  • 401K - Employer contributed 3% Safe Harbor, also up to 5% employer match, and 100% vested on hire date
  • PTO/Holiday - 160 hours PTO/Sick leave per year, 11 paid holidays per year
  • Tuition Assistance - Up to $5250 per year

Salary Range:

$190,000 - $210,000

This salary range is an hourly exempt (exempt from overtime) position. Benefits are provided in addition to the salary range.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information.
  • Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies.
  • May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure.
  • May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
  • Provides technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments. Establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives.
  • Has domain and expert technical knowledge.
  • Directs and controls activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met.
  • Interactions involve client negotiations and interfacing with senior management.
  • Decision-making and domain knowledge may have a critical impact on overall project implementation.
  • May supervise others.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum experience required: 12 years
  • May be substituted for a High School degree and 16 years of experience OR Associates and 14 years of experience.

Qualifications Required:

  • Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Qualifications Desired:

  • Advanced understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth, and common security elements.
  • Hands-on experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g., NetFlow, FPC), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations.
  • Experience with vulnerability scanning solutions.
  • Familiarity with the DOD Information Assurance Vulnerability Management Program.
  • Proficiency with any of the following: Anti-virus, HIPS, ID/PS, Full Packet Capture, Host-Based Forensics, Network Forensics, and RSA Security.

Additional commentary

Halcyon Days Consulting, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Summary and company overview

Role Summary

This is a full-time position and work is performed at a customer location. The Cloud Cybersecurity SME is responsible for conducting threat and risk analysis and analyzing the operational impact of new and existing systems and technologies to eliminate risk, performance, and capacity issues. The Cloud Cybersecurity SME performs research, testing, evaluation, and deployment of security technology and procedures and runs diagnostics on changes to data to verify undetected breaches.

Company Overview

Halcyon Days Consulting (HDC) is a veteran owned small business with combined experience in and out of uniform. The HDC team is composed of subject matter experts who specialize in software development, data management and analysis for the DOD, IC, and other government and commercial partners.

Benefits

HDC believes GREAT teams need GREAT tools!

  • Health Care - Employer paid medical, dental, vision for the employee and their dependents
  • 401K - Employer contributed 3% Safe Harbor, also up to 5% employer match, and 100% vested on hire date
  • PTO/Holiday - 160 hours PTO/Sick leave per year, 11 paid holidays per year
  • Tuition Assistance - Up to $5250 per year

Salary Range:

$190,000 - $210,000

This salary range is an hourly exempt (exempt from overtime) position. Benefits are provided in addition to the salary range.

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