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Security Engineer
10780 Parkridge Blvd Reston, VA 20191 US
Posted: 05/28/2025
2025-05-28
2025-07-16
Industry: IT Functional
Job Number: 39512
Work Location: Onsite
Job Description
Job Title: Security Engineer
Type of Engagement: 11-month contract (Not open to 3rd party C2C consultants. Visa sponsorship is not available)
Work Location: Onsite position preferably located in Reston, VA (4 days per week) can be remote if they are not near Reston, VA.
They do not have to have the MBI on day one, but they will have to obtain one after joining (and will be sent instructions to do so). They must be a US Citizen
Job Overview:
Looking for a Security Analyst/Engineer to join our cybersecurity team
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Required Skills & Experience:
Job Requisition # 39512
A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role is $75.00 - $80.00 per hour. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels.
Meet APC
APC is a professional staffing and services organization focused on engaging people and positively impacting lives. As “Professionals serving Professionals”®, we take pride in providing our employees and contractors with the highest level of customer service and support.
APC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status.
Type of Engagement: 11-month contract (Not open to 3rd party C2C consultants. Visa sponsorship is not available)
Work Location: Onsite position preferably located in Reston, VA (4 days per week) can be remote if they are not near Reston, VA.
They do not have to have the MBI on day one, but they will have to obtain one after joining (and will be sent instructions to do so). They must be a US Citizen
Job Overview:
Looking for a Security Analyst/Engineer to join our cybersecurity team
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Monitor systems for abnormal activity.
- Analyze alerts, distinguish threats from false positives, categorize incidents by risk.
- Lead incident response: containment, eradication, recovery, post-incident analysis, documenting steps.
- Optimize detection capabilities: refine alert thresholds, tune SIEM rules, integrate new data sources, reduce false positives.
- Compile weekly/monthly reports on incident trends, threat activity, and security posture for internal stakeholders.
- Actively participate in team meetings, threat intel reviews, and cross-departmental syncs.
Required Skills & Experience:
- At least 2 years of experience in a security operations or security engineering role.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (Sumo Logic preferred).
- Experience tuning and optimizing detection rules and alert thresholds in SIEM/EDR platforms.
- Working knowledge of endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools (Crowdstrike preferred).
- Familiarity with analyzing firewall, proxy, and DNS logs.
- Experience with incident response and handling escalated security alerts.
- Strong understanding of security event triage, analysis, and mitigation techniques.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently in a structured and proactive manner.
Job Requisition # 39512
A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role is $75.00 - $80.00 per hour. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels.
Meet APC
APC is a professional staffing and services organization focused on engaging people and positively impacting lives. As “Professionals serving Professionals”®, we take pride in providing our employees and contractors with the highest level of customer service and support.
APC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status.
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