Job#: 3011264

Job Description:

Title: Sr. Cyber Security Analyst (ZScaler Engineer)

Location: Rockville, Maryland (this role is fully onsite)

6 months on contract and then Fulltime Perm with client

Pay: $55.00 - $70.00 hourly on contract and then salary conversion when perm (based on experience)

Public Trust Clearance Requirement: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Public Trust security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment*

Responsibilities:

· As a Sr. Cyber Security Analyst with hands-on Z-Scaler experience, you will work with the existing Cyber Security Team to provide guidance, installation, implementation and support of existing and new infrastructure.

· Will perform minor and major ruleset upgrades, as needed.

· Develop and deliver stock and adhoc ZIA reporting, as requested.

· Help with technical support in Change Management processes that directly impact production environment.

· Document and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

· Responding to requests and incidents within the Service Level Agreement (SLA).

· Work with Program and Project management throughout the period of performance.

· Attend team and customer meetings.

· Provide training to the government, and their successors, on details of the administration, maintenance, support and operational use of the solution.

· Participates in special projects, as needed.

· Resolve technical problems that occur and on-call support for non-business hours.

· Report daily at the customer location (this is an onsite position).

· Provide Weekly and on-demand Status Reports on work performed.

Top Requirements:

· Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Public Trust security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment*

· 3 - 5+ years of overall experience in Cyber Security

· 2+ years of hands on experience with Zscaler in an enterprise

· Experience with at least one of the following configuration and policy setup, ZIA, ZPA, ZTA, ZDX

· Understanding of IPSec tunnels

· Hands on Splunk experience

Qualifications:

· Associates degree in a related STEM field or equivalent experience and at least 3 years of Cyber Security experience.

· Must be able to obtain and maintain a MBI/T2 level clearance

· Foundational networking and DNS skills

· Experience with routing, network forwarding, and traffic inspection

· Replacing Cisco AnyConnect

· Comfortable with static IP configuration, NAT, and subnetting

· Ability to work with private Service Edges, App Connectors, and ZTNA policies

· Exposure to firewall policies, proxy chaining, and PAC file management

· Application development from ZPA

· Okta, CyberArk, Splunk integration

· Sending logs to Splunk

· Already been integrated but must have familiarity

· Troubleshooting connectivity and latency issues across distributed architectures

· Working knowledge of SSL inspection, VPN integration, MFA, and identity providers

· Familiar with ServiceNow (SNOW) for working on requests and incident tickets.

Nice to Have Skills:

· ZScaler or Security+ Certified

· Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint and MS Teams.

· Experience with MS Teams Planner, ServiceNow and/or JIRA

· Experience with any HHS agencies or entities

· Demonstrated strong technical skills and analytic abilities, as well as experience performing system security analysis and risk management.

· Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks with minimal direction.

· Demonstrated experience in translating an understanding of systems and applications into test plans and perform hands on testing.

· Possesses experience with communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to stakeholders.

· Possess a broad knowledge of ZScaler best practices, policies and guidance

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.