NIGC - Cybersecurity Operations Engineer

Remote
Full Time
NIGC
Experienced
cFocus Software seeks a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to join our program supporting the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications:
  • Active Public Trust clearance
  • B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations or engineering
  • Strong knowledge of NIST frameworks, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity directives
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure, M365, and cloud security tools (Defender suite)
  • Experience with Cisco networking, firewalls, and hybrid infrastructure environments
  • Proficiency with SIEM (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel), SOAR, EDR, and NDR tools
  • Experience with PowerShell scripting and log management (Syslog)
  • Strong understanding of identity management (Entra ID, MFA)
  • Experience in incident response, threat hunting, and continuous monitoring
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, CEH, or Microsoft Security certifications
  • Experience supporting federal agencies and compliance frameworks
  • Experience with VMware, Linux administration, and disaster recovery planning

Duties:
  • Apply knowledge and skills of information systems security principles, NIST guidelines, FISMA, CISA, and federal directives, to conduct ongoing security assessments of installed systems and networks with a view to recommend corrective actions.
  • Perform systems engineering and maintenance activities according to established standards.
  • Apply knowledge of Networking Technologies including LAN, MS Azure, and Wireless management in security solutions implementation and troubleshooting.
  • Develop NIGC security operations capabilities by evaluating current strategies and pursuing alignment with best practices.
  • Ensure the effective configuration and daily operations of tools that support the NIGC cybersecurity strategy. Such tools include SEIM integration, Syslog, Network Detection and Response (NDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Firewalls, M365 Cloud security, Defender for Cloud, and Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) capabilities.
  • In collaboration with CISO and Privacy Officer develop plans, techniques, and measurable objectives to improve the development of cybersecurity and privacy measures that meet NIGC goals for protecting sensitive information.
  • Collaborate with other teams on the integration of NIGC Applications and IT services to consider security implications and ensure that NIGC security requirements are met.
  • Maintain threat awareness and monitor NIGC information systems for exploits and any suspicious activities. Analyze aggregated logs from security tools and perform regular threat hunting activities.
  • Develop Security Orchestration and Automation capabilities.
  • Adhere to Continuous Monitoring practices to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented security controls and execute proactive threat hunting activities to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of NIGC information systems.
  • Develop detection and response configuration policies to increase automation.
  • Execute Incident Response activities to include all associated actions according to the NIGC incident response plan.
  • Develop Incident handling procedures.
  • Validate that sufficient and relevant information is captured and retained from security tools to support actionable security awareness and incident investigations.
  • Collect security operations performance and NIGC security posture management metrics and prepare NIGC threat reports to inform risk management decisions.
  • Develop and maintain accurate security operations documentation including the preparation of standard operating procedures for recurring tasks
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