IDS/IPS Cyber Security Engineer (Forescout) - TS/SCI CI Poly

GuidePoint Security(1 month ago)

Reston, VAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$144,322 - $192,894 (estimated)Cybersecurity

About this role

GuidePoint Security is hiring a Network Intrusion Detection Engineer to support its cybersecurity operations, focusing on deployment, tuning, and maintenance of enterprise IDS/IPS platforms. The role is for an experienced engineer working onsite in the DC/Reston/Quantico/College Park area and requires TS/SCI clearance with a counterintelligence polygraph. The position supports complex enterprise environments primarily running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and contributes to platform lifecycle and operational readiness.

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Required Skills

Suricata
Snort
Corelight
YAML
RHEL
NIC Tuning
DMA
RSS
Interrupt Coalescing
SIEM Integration

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Qualifications

TS/SCI Clearance
Counterintelligence Polygraph
Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree
DoD 8570 IAT Level II
Security+ CE
CCNA-Security
GSEC
SSCP

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About GuidePoint Security

guidepointsecurity.com

GuidePoint Security is a cybersecurity consulting firm that provides trusted expertise, solutions, and services to help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. They deliver strategic advisory, security assessments and testing, incident response and managed security services, and cloud and application security support tailored to client needs. GuidePoint combines experienced consultants and technical delivery with vendor-agnostic guidance to build, mature, and operate security programs that meet regulatory and operational requirements. Their clients span enterprise and public-sector organizations seeking to reduce cyber risk and strengthen defenses.