Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida’s exciting Space Coast. With locations throughout the US, we take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our list of clients count on us to prepare NASA’s Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense.  Join the adventure of a lifetime by becoming a teammate with Aerodyne Industries and work on projects that will define our future.

Position Title: Junior Software Engineer

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position

Clearance Type: DoD Secret

Shift: Rotating shift

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Description of Duties:

The Junior Cyber Defense Analyst / Incident Responder supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:

• Perform Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)/Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) duties outlined in Evaluator Scoring Metrics (ESM).

• Perform cybersecurity duties on customer networks (proactively and reactively) to improve enterprise-wide security posture.

• Perform preliminary analysis, identification, and response actions to detect, characterize, and respond to cyber incidents IAW CJCSM 6510.01B.

• Perform event/incident investigations from start to conclusion, to include gathering data, analysis, and reporting.

• Properly document all steps in the incident response process while taking care to preserve and protect incident artifacts, evidence, and chain of custody.

• Analyze correlated asset, threat, and vulnerability data against known adversary exploits and techniques to determine impact and improve network defensive posture.

• Support the development, establishment, review and update of DCO procedures, processes, manuals, and other documentation.

• Leverage actionable Cyber Threat Intelligence data to search for indicators of compromise and make recommendations for improvements.

• Review data of ongoing intrusions or cybersecurity incidents and report, analyze, and document/report the findings in accordance with CJCSM 6510.01B guidelines.

• Provide support to internal and external Insider threat and law enforcement / counterintelligence (LE/CI) agencies during cyber incidents / investigations.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience with most MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).

• Be able to multi-task and prioritize various projects and assignments in a dynamic work environment in order to meet scheduled/unscheduled customer requests.

• Be willing to travel 25% of the time.

• Be willing to work rotating shifts in a 24x7x365 operational environment and respond quickly to emergencies as needed.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

Qualifications - External

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 3, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience

• Must have 2 years of directly related experience in information security, physical security, or cybersecurity, or a combination thereof

• Must have a current DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP)

• Must have, or obtain, a DoD 8570.01-M CSSP Analyst and Incident Responder certification (CEH or CySA+ cover both) with 6 months of start date.

• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Desired Requirements:

• Have an Associate's degree (or higher) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field

• Have experience with security analysis and solutions in a WAN/LAN environment to include Routers, Switches, Network Devices, and Operating Systems (e.g., Windows, and Linux)

• Have experience with other Security Operations Centers (SOC)/DCO tools/applications, such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems / Intrusion Prevention Systems, Network Security Manager, Forward Proxy, Spam Firewall, etc.

• Have experience analyzing security compliance scans performed across a WAN (ACAS/Nessus preferred)

• Have experience analyzing network and host-based threats (ESS preferred)

• Be able to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance

• Be familiar with Security Operations Centers (SOC)/DoD

• Be familiar with DCO/Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP)-guiding security policies and procedures

• Have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance

This position is expected to pay $100,000 – $110,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things that you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

US EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.