Application Security Engineer

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

 

We are currently seeking an Application Security Engineer  to join our team at our Egg Harbor Twp, NJ facility. In this role you will be supporting one or more of our FAA programs. TFM2 provides modernization and life cycle support of Information Technology infrastructure that host national implementation of the FAA's Traffic Flow Management (TFM) functionality. It also focuses on long term engineering services and the development of new functional enhancements that increase the capability of Traffic Flow Management.

 

HOW A PROJECT APPLICATION SECURITY ENGINEER SR PRINCIPAL WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

 

• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects
• Prepare plans and assessments, such as management engineering plans, integrated support plans, meeting presentations and implementation plans
• Research and documents analysis in technical reports and presents findings and recommendations to meet program requirements  
• Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information system assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction
• Plan, execute and track security risk assessment process adherence, interfacing with stakeholders from other functional areas and coordinating with vendor resources to assist with remediation
• Contribute to the development and improvement of our data infrastructure, using open-source technologies and cloud-native services
• Regularly review and update security policies to address emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and evolving business requirements
• Ensures quality assurance of project deliverables

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree( in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field)    

Required Experience:

• Ten (10) plus years of related experience

Security Clearance Level:

• Must be clearable for a position of Public Trust and standard background investigation check

Work Location:

• Remote/Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent writing skills
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; demonstrated ability to speak professionally and to raise issues to teams and senior management
• Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management,  GitHub, Eclipse, Docker, and/or Ansible
• Experience with Cloud security
• Proficient in Government contracting, engineering and design standards, planning tools (i.e. work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, critical path analyses, PERT charts, etc.), budgeting, scheduling, and technical report development.
• Solid understanding of containers and container security with hands on experience with AWS or Azure container services, Docker, and/or Kubernetes
• Demonstrates ability to work independently
• Demonstrated strength in solving complex problems