Senior FIPS 140 Security Engineer (Federal Information Processing
System One
Bethesda, Maryland, US
Full-time
Senior FIPS 140 Security Engineer
Please make sure you read the following details carefully before making any applications.
Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
100% remote
The Accredited Testing and Evaluation (AT&E, Common Criteria / FIPS) team provides the opportunity to work in the growing IT Security field in support of National defense.
The products you will touch will be deployed into larger systems and / or deployments to facilitate secure communications for our military in the modern cyber warfare environment.
Job Qualifications :
- Knowledge of FIPS 140 requirements
- Knowledge of cryptographic encryption algorithms, key exchange algorithms, hashing / message authentication algorithms, PKI, random number generators, etc.
- Experience with various programming languages (C, C++, Python or Java) and development environments.
- Ability to comprehend security standard requirements and apply them to products.
- Knowledge of common security related protocols and their design (i.e. SSH, IPsec, TLS, etc.).
- Experience building testing environments, performing testing and reporting results (technical writing).
- CVP Certified Tester
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Strong multitasking and time management.
Job Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience with VHDL and Verilog languages.
- Experience with debugging (GDB, WinDBG, Visual Studio, etc.).
- Experience with statistical analysis of entropy sources.
- Knowledge of OpenSSL and / or OpenPGP.
- Vulnerability Analysis and / or penetration testing experience / expertise.
- Strong knowledge of computer security principles and best practices.
- Strong English (both oral and written) skills.
- Related certifications (CCNA / CCNP / CCIE, JNCIA / JNCIS / JNCIP / JNCIE).
- Knowledge of Active Directory and Linux.
- Hands on experience using tools such as an oscilloscope, function generator, multimeter, signal generator, etc.
- Knowledge of X.509 certificates and their attributes as well as protocols such as CDP and OCSP.
- Experience setting up networks and familiarity with subnets and routing.
Job Education and Experience :
Require BS degree and 4 8 years of prior relevant experience in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level.
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