Optimal Solutions & Technologies (OST, Inc.) is focused on excellence. We specialize in providing Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Research Development and Engineering services.

The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

Information Cybersecurity Engineer

Description of specific duties in a typical workday for this position:

* The qualified candidate will be responsible for contributing to the successful completion of major cybersecurity infrastructures in an AWS environment.
* The successful candidate will serve as the senior security engineer on multiple projects.
* The information Cybersecurity Engineer will be responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of a secure enterprise system deployed in the AWS cloud and ensure that all information assets and associated technology, applications, systems, infrastructure and processes are adequately protected.
* In addition to excellent technical qualifications, the ideal candidate will have excellent collaboration skills, will be innovative, creative, quick thinker, fast learner, and a team player with a strong customer service focus.

Position Requirements:

* Experience in security architectures, including knowledge and best practices for monitoring different platforms (Unix, Linux, Cloud, etc.).
* Experience researching, recommending, documenting, and coordinating implementation of changes to policies, procedures, facilities, and systems to enhance security.
* Knowledge of Identity and Access Management concepts
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences
* Excellent organization skills and an ability to develop and implement plans for transforming issues / requests to completion.
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage competing demands and tasks.
* Self-starter who takes the initiative to accomplish goals and objectives.
* Ability to think and act independently, taking the initiative to create solutions to solve challenges.
* US Citizen
* Active Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one
* Ability to travel
* Education:
* 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology.
* 3 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology.
* 0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology.

Nice to Have:

* A Master of Science degree from an accredited university and 5+ years of relevant full-time experience in cybersecurity tools, operations, and policies.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
* Strong understanding of AWS security services (for example Transit Gateway, VPC, Route Tables)
* Excellent understanding/working knowledge of the public cloud infrastructure and services in AWS (IAM, VPC, KMS, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, S3, RDS, Route53, Lambda, AWS Config, etc.) is a strong plus.

This is a full-time position paying a base salary, full benefits, and has possible bonus potential based on merit and performance. To be considered for this position, please apply online with a resume.

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.