Lead Security Engineer

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US-VA-Alexandria

Job Title: Lead Security Engineer

Clearance: Secret

Location: Alexandria, VA

Start: Based on Contract Award

Foxhole Technology provides robust cybersecurity and IT support capabilities for federal civilian and defense agencies. A recognized leader in navigating technology and security challenges, Foxhole delivers mission-focused innovations to answer evolving and complex needs. Our talented employee-owners provide agile, scalable services and solutions that solve operational gaps, operate critical systems, and protect and secure the enterprise – across the organization and around the world.

We are seeking a mission-focused Lead Security Engineer to support a Department of War (DoW) cybersecurity program. In this role, you will lead a team of penetration testers, vulnerability analysts, and assessors in ensuring security operations meet mission requirements while strengthening processes, governance, and compliance. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on expertise with security tools, proven leadership in SOC-type environments, and the ability to clearly communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lead a team comprised of Penetration Testers, Vulnerability scanners, and assessors.
• Ensure compliance to Service Level Agreements (SLA), process adherence and process improvisation to achieve operational objectives and mitigate threats.
• Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current operational activities; review policies and recommend changes to improve governance based on knowledge of security tools.
• Responsible for team management and overall use of resources and initiation of corrective action where required for Security Operations Center
• Coordinate with stakeholders to build and maintain positive working relationships
• Knowledge of penetration testing tools and in the ability to assess penetration testing findings.
• Knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools to maintain capabilities as a sustained, full-time program independent of incident detection, recovery, or reporting activities.
• Familiarity with performing security assessments for all IT systems, to include hardware, software, websites and other IT technologies
• experience with business process reengineering, capability maturity model, change management, or process improvement.

• Minimum seven (7) years IT information assurance experience with at least two (2) years leading a section
• BS Degree or additional work experience substitution
• Experience with tools like Webinspect, Nessus, burp Suite, Metasploit, PCAP tools etc.
• Experience with interpreting, discussing, or presenting findings to stakeholders as required.
• Experience with building metrics around findings or output from pentesting and/or scanning tools.

• Possess one of the following certfications: Cisco CCNP Security, CompTIA CASP+, ISACA CISA, ISC2 CISSP

Requirements of position: Think analytically, effective verbal and written communication skills, make decisions, observe/remember details, interpret data, concentrate on tasks, adjust to change, handle stress/emotions. Regular attendance, maintain work schedule, attend meetings, meet deadlines, keyboard/type, handle confidential information, use math/calculations, stay organized, operate office equipment, may direct others. May be exposed to dust/dirt, humidity, and noise

Foxhole Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other protected class.

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