Who is Forcepoint?

　　Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint's all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you're in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we're missing is you!

　　Job Title: Principal Cyber Engineer

　　Location: Washington DC with 50% travel

　　Are you tired of your dead-end IT job? Do you long to work for a company that will help you add to your already strong wealth of knowledge in emerging cyber security technologies? Would you like to have hands-on experience with those technologies? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to consider working at Forcepoint. We not only want to make the IT industry more secure, but also want to see our team members flourish.

　　The Position:

　　We are looking for talented cyber engineers motivated to help customers solve complex and fast-moving cybersecurity challenges supporting the U.S. Government. Focusing on our Cross Domain solutions, you will interface directly with customers and play a key role in installing, configuring, and integrating a Cross Domain solutions to ensure customer success. The successful and highly motivated candidate will be offered specialized training to support our technologies and is expected to become proficient in all aspects of complex software solution deployment. This position provides the opportunity for CONUS/OCONUS travel to meet customer and project requirements.

　　Forcepoint Products:

　　To learn more about Forcepoint products visit https://www.forcepoint.com/products

　　What You'll be Doing:

　　Self-starter utilizing your Linux and scripting expertise to support and field critical customer driven requirements, enabling secure data transferUtilize interpersonal skills to engage directly with the customer to provide advanced design, analysis and implementation of our softwareDemonstrate competency working hands-on in Linux based environments, troubleshooting on-site technical issues, using and configuring the Forcepoint solutions to deliver critical customer driver requirementsLeverage standard networking concepts to support the design and implementation of Cross Domain solution to include failover, co-op, and load balancing as well as interoperability with other components within the enterprise.Develop data inspection policies using proprietary and open source programming languagesProvide technical briefings to customers and Forcepoint corporate leadership as requiredMission oriented to provide training, troubleshooting, and on-site/remote support to customers.

　　Work Schedule:

　　Full Time, Monday - Friday (standard work schedule with flexibility for mission critical requirements)

　　This position requires at a minimum 50% travel to CONUS and OCONUS customer facilities as needed to meet customer and project requirements.

　　Work Location:

　　Our employees are geographically dispersed across the continental U.S. While we have office concentrations in Herndon VA, Richardson TX and Salt Lake City UT, applicants may work from home with management approval.

　　Things You Must Have to Apply:

　　Active (currently in Use) TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph12+ years of experience in a cyber engineer role supporting enterprise software solutionsAdvanced experience in Linux and scriptingStrong software development experience using procedural programming languagesExcellent communication skills and ability to relay technical information to customers and laypersonsInterest or experience in cyber security to include practices/methodologies, associated technologies, application design and development and/or experience in an operational environmentStrong knowledge of networking concepts (e.g. TCP/IP, firewalls, routers, etc.)Strong knowledge of programming logic and methodologies (e.g., regular expressions)BS Computer Science, Computer Engineer, Information Security or equivalentDODI 8570.1-M Compliance at IAT Level I; SANS GSEC, CISSP preferred

　　Things that would be Nice to Have:

　　Experience with security design and architecture of Cross Domain solutions (CDS)Working knowledge of virtualized, networked environments, specifically VMWare and HyperV based systemsStrong verbal and technical writing skillsExperience with security COTS product integration (e.g., firewall, web gateways, Data Loss Prevention)Prepare documentation to support Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activitiesApply knowledge of current Information Assurance (IA) policies as a contributor to the architecture and design of secure solutions to customer needs and requirements

　　Don't meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don't meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace - so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

　　The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

　　Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected]

　　Forcepoint is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Forcepoint require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

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