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Posted 22 July, 2026

Forescout Cyber Security Engineer

EMC
Reston, VA, US Full Time

Job Description

Hi, Hope you are doing well. We have a full time opportunity with one of our major clients. They are looking for Forescout Cyber Security Engineer role Position: Forescout Cyber Security Engineer Location: Washington, District of Columbia, Reston, VA, Norfolk, VA, and Riverdale Park, Maryland, (5 Days Onsite) Duration: full time opportunity Required: TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph. Job Description: Key Responsibilities: · Develop relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management. · Manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises. · Contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas, leveraging big data analytics to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise. Required Qualifications: · 5+ years of experience performing systems administration for Windows or Linux, including troubleshooting, installation, configuration, and security upgrades. · Experience architecting and designing IP networks, with the ability to develop and document network topologies. · Knowledge of multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized environments. · TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph. · Associate’s degree with 5+ years of experience, Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years, or Master’s degree with 1+ year of experience supporting IT projects. Experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree. · DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, including Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND Certification. · Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS) prior to the start date. Additional Qualifications: · Experience with deployment or daily maintenance of Forescout CounterACT appliances. · Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, and risk management processes for enterprise systems. · Ability to install and deploy Forescout in customer environments. · Ability to integrate Cybersecurity data using enterprise or custom data aggregation and analysis tools, including Splunk. · Ability to provide support in a Tier II IT operations and maintenance role. · Self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills.