Sr. CDS Engineer (Petersen AFB)

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the SEWS CDSs are properly maintained and remain in an operational state.
• Provide support for CDS-related issues, ensuring the issue is resolved quickly, and corrective actions are well documented.
• Perform analysis of CDS impacts when modifications or new solutions are encountered.
• Provide recommendations for the best course of action to address CDS-related modifications.
• Perform necessary rule and configuration changes to implement updates/upgrades to the SEWS CDSs.
• Perform engineering-level testing on CDS updates/modifications and document results.
• Maintain the secure status of the CDSs by testing and implementing security/vulnerability updates when available.
• Support health check events when CDS evaluations are required.
• Perform required backup and restore functions on the CDSs.
• Prepare the CDS for exercises and test events and return to operational status after the event.
• Provide CDS-related training as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an IT-related field.
• Must have a Top-Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Minimum of Security+ certification, CISSP preferred.
• 5+ years of experience with CDS development, installation, and troubleshooting; Radiant Mercury experience is preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of SELinux, networking, scripting, and regular expressions.
• Knowledge of IT security principles and methods.