RTX

Principal Cyber Defense Analyst

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: RichardsonArizonaMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, develop, and optimize advanced security tools, systems, and policies to enhance network monitoring, data segmentation, access control, encryption, and secure data transfer, leveraging innovative technologies and best practices.
  • Perform and sustain cybersecurity operations, focusing on managing, optimizing, and securing networks and enclaves through advanced security mechanisms and toolsets.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and root cause analyses to identify security gaps, implement remediation strategies, and continuously enhance security tools, configurations, and documentation.
  • Evaluate and refine system security configurations to align with and exceed modern IT security standards, including the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53 security controls.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.
  • Establish functional and technical specifications, define input/output parameters, and ensure comprehensive integration of systems or subsystems.
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues, leveraging advanced tools and methodologies to ensure system reliability.
  • Identify and implement opportunities within existing technologies to enhance efficiency, scalability, and performance.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued secret security clearance.
  • Must be able to obtain an Interim clearance before we set a start date.
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
  • Experience in automation and scripting for system deployment (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
  • Experience with system hardening techniques and best practices to enhance security.
  • Experience with Windows or Red Hat client server environments, including server replication methods and configuration.
  • Experience with application installation, configuration, and deployment in multi-server environments.
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • short-term disability
  • long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible spending accounts
  • flexible work schedules
  • employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • parental leave
  • paid time off
  • holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity operationsvulnerability assessmentsroot cause analysissystem security configurationsautomationscriptingsystem hardeningapplication installationconfigurationdeployment
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunication
Certifications
bachelor's degreemaster's degreeU.S. government-issued secret security clearanceInterim clearance