Sr. Security Tools Engineer with Security Clearance

Company Information Octo is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of digital services for the federal government. Octo specializes in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address government''s most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes. Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you''ll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you''ll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region''s best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice! Job Description You... As a Senior Security Tools Engineer at Octo you will be supporting the mission of a progressive Federal agency. You will be helping in implementing and operating USCIS security tools. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, patching, operating, and supporting the current tools, and for architecting, deploying, testing, maintaining, patching, operating, and supporting any new tools. security activities required to support other teams to incorporate security into the development of new solutions and recommend security best practices associated with the development of new enterprise applications in an Agile/DevSecOps environment. Us... We were founded as a fresh alternative in the Government Consulting Community and are dedicated to the belief that results are a product of analytical thinking, agile design principles and that solutions are built in collaboration with, not for, our customers. This mantra drives us to succeed and act as true partners in advancing our client''s missions. Program Mission... This program will support our US Customs and Immigration Services Cyber Security Defense Services Contract that provides support to Security Engineering Branch of Information Security Division (ISD) of USCIS. We protect USCIS'' IT infrastructure and resources, information systems, and the information that is used in these environments from cybersecurity threats. Skills & Requirements Requirements: * Experience leading the deployment and operation of vulnerability assessment tools, such as Tenable Security Center or Beyond Trust Retina to a large enterprise. * Experience leading the deployment and operations of a large, complex, endpoint security installation at a large enterprise - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, Symantec Protection Suite, Microsoft Defender ATP. * Knowledge of RedHat or Debian based distributions. * Understanding of Security configuration and compliance settings, Active Directory & LDAP authentication configuration and troubleshooting experience * Working experience or knowledge of networking fundamentals including ACL, VLAN, subnetting. * Working familiarity with Splunk is required. * Knowledge about Zero trust principles and any tool sets such as ZScaler is a definite plus. * Experience or familiarity with AWS or Azure technologies Desired Skills & Experience: * Experience supporting DHS Agencies. * Ability to demonstrate and explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences * Able to clearly communicate with both customers and teammates and provide recommendations for improvements to existing software applications * Linux administration experience in a medium to large enterprise. * Experience in one or more of the following programming languages: C++, C, Java, Node.js, JSON, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, Pig/Hive * At least 3 years'' experience with Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or PowerShell tools. Years of Experience: * Minimum of 8 years of experience in IT security, and 5 years of specialized experience in implementing enterprise security products and solutions Education: Bachelor''s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related combination of education and experience technical field is required. Location: This position can be staffed at the Government''s facility within the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area or any locations in the United States with requirement for occasional travel to the government facility in the DC Area. Clearance: Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Government Agency clearance. Octo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.

Created: 2025-09-06