We have an outstanding Contract position for aSenior FIPS 140 Security Engineerto join a leading Company located in theColumbia, MD or 100% Remotesurrounding area. Pay Rate: $75.51 In joining our team, you will get an exciting opportunity to work in the growing IT Security field. 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. You'll get an opportunity to learn from Industry experts who work with various commercial off-the-shelf products across many technology types and be able to use your skillset in a hands-on lab environment. Below are some of the benefits of working on the team: + Performance-based career development; well-defined roles with actionable qualifications. + Empowering employees to promotions based upon skills and not time. + Flexible hours within the constructs of the workday. + Opportunity to attend industry-related conferences and seminars. + Maintain Work-Life balance in an environment that values your health and time outside the workplace. + Opportunity to work with and learn from experts in the given discipline in an open environment. + Great team comradery. Responsibilities : + This family designs, develops, or recommends integrated security systems and physical control solutions that will ensure proprietary/confidential data and systems are protected. + Provides technical engineering services for the support of integrated security systems and solutions to manage information-related risks. + Participates with the client in the strategic design process to translate security and business requirements into technical designs. + Configures and validates secure systems and physical controls, and tests security products and systems to detect security weaknesses. + Receives assignments in the form of objectives and establishes goals to meet objectives. + Work is reviewed and measured based on meeting objectives and schedules. + Establishes and recommends changes to policies that affect subordinate organization(s). + Provides guidance to others to achieve goals in accordance with established policies. + Works on complex problems where analysis of situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. + Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. + Contributions are usually limited to assignment-related activities. + Decisions or failure to achieve results may cause severe adverse business/schedule impacts. + May interact with senior management on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers. + Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations. + May be responsible for the technical direction, leadership, and training of less experienced staff. + Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. + Having complete knowledge of this field and can handle seldom and unusual job events. + Ability to complete complex and difficult assignments. + May determine methods and procedures on new assignments and provide guidance to nonexempt personnel. + Knowledge of assigned product(s), company functions, service policies and procedures, and good communication skills. Basic Hiring Criteria : + Bachelor's degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level. + CVP Certified Tester. + 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). + Strong problem-solving skills. + Strong multitasking and time management. Desired 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. Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. 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