Job Type: Full-Time

Clearance: An active Secret security clearance is the minimum required with the eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI and DHS Suitability.

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Job Summary

Castalia Systems is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Cyber) who can apply current analytical and logical thinking to the design, architecture, development, evaluation, testing, and integration of computer systems, appliances, and networks to elevate the security posture of the program.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• This Software Engineer (Cyber) may be involved with commercial, custom, and/or government computer product vendors in the design, evaluation, and architecture of state-of-the-art secure GOTS/COTS applications, operating systems, networks, databases, and custom-built technology.
• The Software Engineer (Cyber) must display superb understanding and be knowledgeable with a multitude of technologies including Azure and/or AWS Cloud, firewalls, web application firewalls, VPNs, DNS, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, and proxies, to name a few.
• Responsible for ensuring the protection of organization data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, and unauthorized modification.
• The successful engineer will be comfortable working with a variety of different tools and appliances, security challenges, and troubleshooting various complex issues.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline is required. [Ten (10) years of experience (for a total of eighteen (18) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.]
• 6+ years of software development experience required.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Java development and related technologies
• 2+ years of experience with Agile software development
• Experience in the installation and configuration of SecureSphere Imperva Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)
• Advanced experience securing network traffic via AWS API Gateway and AWS Application Load Balancers, cloud-security technologies (e.g., VPC, Security Groups), and Access Control (IAM)
• Familiarity with intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), RSA Security Analytics (NetWitness), Symantec Bluecoat, Cisco FirePower (SourceFire), Splunk, PKI, chain of trust, and certificates. etc.

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Cloud DevOps Administrative or Engineering experience
• 3+ years of related Network Security Identity Management tools engineering experience, including installing, configuring, and troubleshooting experience with one or more of these tools:
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Java development and related technologies
• SecureSphere Imperva Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)
• RSA Security Analytics (NetWitness)
• Symantec Bluecoat
• Cisco FirePower (SourceFire)
• Splunk

Desired Certifications:

• One or more of the following: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Windows/Linux Admin, Cloud SIEM, CISSP, Security+, Network+, Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP).
• One or more of the following certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Typical office environment.

Travel

• Not required.

Company Description

Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission-critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting-edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application.

With our vast knowledge of our customers' needs and relevant technology, our team will bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with cutting-edge technology so it’s so evident when you compare us with anyone.

Disclaimer

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.