Cybersecurity Engineer Lead in Reston, Virginia at Wichita Tribal Enterprise

This position is contingent upon contract award

Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, a Quivera Enterprises company, is seeking an experienced Lead/Senior Cybersecurity Engineer. This role oversees daily tasking, supervises assigned staff, and contributes directly as a member of the contractor team. It requires strong personnel and program management skills to ensure all activities are completed efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with established requirements. The position blends technical expertise with business awareness, supporting multiple projects while communicating effectively with both technical and non‑technical audiences. Responsibilities also include delivering technical analysis and engineering support, particularly in areas such as application security, content filtering, network protocols, access control, encryption, and multifactor authentication for CIRT operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the tasking and supervise staff assigned to this task as well as being a working member of the contractor team.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and balance conflicting demands.
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, and ethics
• Ability to combine technical skills with an understanding of business needs to successfully protect assets.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences
• Job-related industry certification, such as CISSP, SANS GIAC, security+, MCSE, and Linux, obtained within 1 year of start.
• Experience assessing and hardening configurations for operating systems, applications, and services.
• In-Depth knowledge of TCP/IP (V4 and V6) addressing and standards including network design, firewall configuration, load balancing, remote access, strong authentication, vulnerability scanning, VPN and DMZ management
• LAN and WAN network design, implementation, and configuration best practices
• High-availability and Continuity of Operations (COOP)
• Understanding of scripting languages and technologies such as shell scripting, Perl, JavaScript, VBScript and/or others
• Technical knowledge and experience with application security, content filtering, network protocols, access control, encryption, and multifactor authentication technologies
• Understanding of common security protocols such as Kerberos, RADIUS, RSA, TACACS+, SSL, TLS, SSH, IPsec, S/MIME, PKI and SFTP
• Ability to perform ethical hacking, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and web application security testing using various tools and provide a summary of issues and best practice resolutions.
• Experience with (and strong understanding of) virtualization technologies and concepts, specific knowledge and extensive use of VMWare technologies including ESXi/VSphere and VCenter required.
• Participate in meeting with customer, leadership and provide accurate program status.
• Extensive knowledge in best-of-breeds commercial and free/open-source network intrusion detection and prevention systems (NIDS/NIPS) (and similar network-based CND capabilities that support them) and host-based intrusion detection/prevention systems (HIDS/HIPS), including common use case scenarios, industry best practices, and deployment, integration, and troubleshooting in large enterprise IT environments. Experience should include specific knowledge and/or use of:
  • Host-based Security Systems
  • Network packet capture and analysis appliances
  • Snort
  • Bro
  • IBM BigFix
  • Tenable Nessus
  • Redhat Linux
  • CounterACT
  • Splunk

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship required
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Tier 2, Public Trust background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DOI
• Knowledge of FIPS and NIST compliance and regulations.

Education Requirements

• 7+ years of broad work experience including administration, engineering, and security.
• 5+ years of experience in network and system design, access control and implementation
• 4+ years of Project Management experience

Certifications required within the first year of employment (at least one).

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
• Security+
• MCSE / or equivalent
• Linux

Physical Demands – IT Office/Technical Role

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee, with or without reasonable accommodation.

This role is primarily office-based and requires prolonged computer use, including sitting, typing, and operating standard office equipment. Occasional walking, standing, bending, and reaching may be required to support equipment setup and troubleshooting. The employee must be able to lift up to 15 pounds, with occasional heavier lifting.

The employee must be able to communicate effectively and maintain visual acuity (close, distance, color, and depth perception). Occasional travel and extended hours may be required to support operational needs and deadlines.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Quivera Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries are 100% tribally owned and SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Businesses. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

As a tribally owned organization, Quivera Enterprises and its subsidiaries may apply Indian Preference in accordance with applicable tribal, federal, and contractual requirements where authorized by law.

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