Information Security Specialist
Agile DefenseVirginia, United States
Posted February 10, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Agile Defense delivers IT strategy, cloud, cybersecurity, application, data and analytics, enterprise IT, intelligence analysis, and mission operation support services to accelerate technical performance and efficiency for Defense, Civilian, and National Security & Federal Law Enforcement clients.
Job Description
Agile Defense is an award-winning national security company looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support our contract with a federal law enforcement agency.
Requirements
- Manage, monitor, and maintain IT infrastructure to ensure system uptime and optimal performance.
- Maintain performance to ensure that the throughput of the system does not degrade unexpectedly as the volume of work increases
- Perform regular system backups, recovery procedures, and data management tasks.
- Provide technical support and assistance to users.
- Develop and maintain system documentation, including configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Plan and implement software updates, hardware upgrades, and migrations with minimal disruption to operations.
- Provide technical support for systems and applications.
- Monitor and optimize the performance of the infrastructure.
- Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies.
- Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards.
- Create, Modify, Disable User Accounts in accordance with Account Management Procedures.
- Monitor and review audit logs for suspicious activity
- Develop and/or update Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for all activities
- Collaborate and provide supporting artifacts and documentation to ISSO to support RMF process and ATO packages.
- Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information.
- Perform and review Tenable Security Center scans.
- Maintain hardware/software lists.
- Perform operating system, application, hardware/infrastructure, etc. hardening using DISA Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) and/or SRGs as applicable for all appropriate systems.
- Implement the latest applicable Security Requirements Guide (SRG), STIG, and/or benchmarks. Utilize the latest Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) tool and manual SRGs, STIGs, and/or benchmarks. Analyze latest STIG updates on a minimum of a quarterly basis.
Benefits
- health/dental/vision insurance coverage
- 401K with company match
- PTO & paid holidays
- annual tuition/training assistance