Staff Cybersecurity Network Engineer

Staff Cyber Security Network Engineer

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $129,412.80 - $163,881.60. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is not a remote position.

Additional Compensation: This position is eligible for an end-of-year bonus.

Employment Benefits: Bluestaq offers a wide range of competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Leave, and 401k. For more information regarding Bluestaq benefits, please visit .

About Bluestaq:

Bluestaq starts with our people.

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At Bluestaq, we've rapidly built a culture around ownership, trust, community, and innovation. Bluestaq is dedicated to cultivating a growth environment where our team feels valued, works with a purpose of mission, is personally rewarded, and is professionally challenged.

Bluestaq is an emerging technology company founded in 2018 to streamline global operations using cutting-edge enterprise software and mission analytics. Bluestaq develops and transforms its enterprise systems and secures disparate data to solve our customers' most critical challenges. Today, Bluestaq primarily provides the U.S. Department of Defense and the nation's intelligence community with advanced software systems. Our name, Bluestaq, originates from "blue" a military term for friendly forces, and "staq" referring to a software stack.

Let's talk about our team's accolades in just four years! Inc. Magazine just recognized Bluestaq as ranking #630 out of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America! We've also been recognized as an Inc. Magazine's 2022 and 2021 Best Workplaces and are a 2021 Colorado Inno on Fire Company and a 2020 Colorado Company to Watch. Bluestaq was honored by the Colorado Technology Association as the 2019 Emerging Tech Company of the Year and named Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC 2019 New Company of the Year. For the third consecutive year, Bluestaq landed on the Colorado Springs Gazette Best Workplaces in Colorado Springs (2019 - 2021) and Built In's Best Places to Work Lists: Best Places to Work in Colorado, Best Small Companies to Work for in Colorado, and Best Paying Companies in Colorado (2020 - 2022). Our team is award-winning and ahhhmazing!

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Why join Bluestaq in Colorado Springs?

• Lifestyle Amenities - coffee shops, craft breweries, boutiques, locally-owned restaurants
• Nature - more than 100 parks and ample outdoor sporting opportunities
• Weather - Colorado Springs boasts over 300 days of sunshine a year
• Laidback atmosphere - an accessible alternative to the fast-paced Denver lifestyle

Position Description:

We are looking for a Cybersecurity Network Engineer to join our rapidly growing engineering team. As a Staff Cybersecurity Network Engineer at Bluestaq, you are a professional with hands-on cybersecurity expertise. The ideal candidate is a motivated, cybersecurity network engineer with an understanding of core cybersecurity methodologies and is focused on growing as an engineer. In a Cybersecurity Engineering position at Bluestaq, you have a general understanding of technology infrastructures using AWS, Automation Tools, Firewalls, VPNs, Data Loss Prevention, IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy, and Security Audits.

Basic Qualifications and Skills:

• Demonstrates an understanding of security, risk, and compliance for large-scale computing solutions.
• Experience with cloud compliance and security standards.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform/Terragrunt, and Packer.
• Experience with Linux and Windows.
• General networking knowledge.
• Experience with vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities in security systems.
• Experience with cloud-based concepts and the AWS component stack.
• Understanding of cloud identity and access management tools.
• Knowledge of system vulnerabilities and security issues.
• Ability to test and identify network and system vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of security controls and the STIG process.
• Experience with firewalls.
• Familiar with troubleshooting and debugging skills, with a passion for problem-solving and investigation.
• Experience with Python, C++, Java, Ruby, Node, Go and/or Power Shell.
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
• Able to resolve routine issues and problems.
• Ability to communicate scope and state of work, including articulating roadblocks.
• Proactive and thoughtful in seeking clarification and asking questions.
• Displays a strong sense of ownership for projects.
• Ability to apply cybersecurity skills and knowledge to approach new problems in creative ways.
• Ability to communicate scope and state of work, identify issues, and anticipate roadblocks that may arise.
• Takes responsibility for their personal development, has a growth mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• IAT Level II/III certification.
• Maintaining computer networks including mainframes, VPNs, routers and other physical hardware.
• Installing and configuring network equipment.
• Creating firewalls and updating virus protection software and data security systems to keep data and communications protected.
• Monitoring computer systems to improve network performance for all systems.
• Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management.
• Implementing disaster recovery procedures.
• Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems.

Desired Qualifications and Skills:

• CISSP-ISSAP
• CISSP-ISSEP

Required Education: 8+ years of cybersecurity experience with a Bachelor's degree or 12+ years of cybersecurity experience with an Associate's degree.

Clearance Requirement: This position requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance. To be eligible for clearance, US Citizenship is required, and an employee must agree to participate in a background screen and credit check.

Relocation: This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at [email protected].