Senior Cyber Solutions Engineer

Summary

Join phia, a Northern Virginia-based company, as a Senior Cyber Solutions Engineer. You will be part of a team supporting a large enterprise, focusing on web application security. Responsibilities include developing and enhancing web security, managing security applications, ensuring data security, implementing observability, deploying threat detection, working with auditors, guiding secure solution design, providing security architecture expertise, leading projects, and serving as a point of contact for engineering efforts. This role requires a Bachelor’s Degree and 13+ years of relevant experience or 17+ years of relevant work experience, along with expertise in web application security architecture and WAFs. The position is based in Morrisville, NC, but currently supports remote work. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain Public Trust clearance are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree + 13 years of relevant experience *or* 17+ total years of relevant work experience
• Detailed understanding and expertise around web application and security architecture
• Expertise in the capabilities and implementation of web application firewalls (WAF) and web application security technologies
• Thorough understanding of PCI Security requirements
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance required

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a small cross-functional team to develop, enhance, and support efforts to maintain a secure web presence
• Manage web security applications to monitor and mitigate attacks on web facing applications
• Ensure internal and external data security, adhering to best practices and compliance standards
• Implement observability across platforms for application monitoring and alerting
• Deploy threat detection and mitigation techniques to ensure data/application security
• Work with auditors to ensure security compliance
• Guide the design and implementation of secure solutions and services
• Provide security architecture and engineering expertise across a variety of applications and domains.  Support successful configuration and implementation of security solutions to reduce risk
• Lead special projects or investigations into specific technology or solution issues and support research and piloting of new technologies
• Serve as a point of contact for engineering efforts to assure accuracy and integrity while maintaining compliance with enterprise-wide architecture policies and guidelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Technologies: Akamai CDN/WAF, Human Security products, F5 Application Security and Delivery solutions
• Technical Certifications: CompTIA Security+, ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ideally with ISSAP or ISSEP concentrations, or any Web Application Security related functional or vendor professional certifications

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance to include dental and vision
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Tuition and Professional Development Assistance
• Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)