Forescout Cyber Security Engineer
GuidePoint Security
| Company | GuidePoint Security |
| Category | Uncategorised |
| Location | Reston |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk. About GuidePoint Security
GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, GuidePoint serves more than half of the U.S. Government’s cabinet-level agencies across Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.
As a Forescout Engineer you’ll be responsible of developing relationships quickly and easily with other teams, communicating the complexities of security with a wide variety of audiences, including senior management. You’ll manage infrastructure and cybersecurity controls, including enhanced detection and vulnerability capabilities and improved event correlation in large enterprises. The Engineer will also contribute to risk and vulnerability assessments in network, system, and application areas, and leverage big data analytics and traditional security event types to identify advanced threats or indicators of compromise.
Requirements
TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a counter-intelligence polygraph.
5+ years of experience performing systems administration for Windows or Linux, including performing basic troubleshooting and installation or configuration, monitoring system performance or availability, and performing security upgrades
Experience architecting and designing IP networks, including developing and documenting network topologies
Knowledge of multi-domain architectures, including data center, WAN, and LAN in virtualized architectures
Associate’s degree and 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 6+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities. Years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP certification.
DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS), including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification.
Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with deployment or daily maintenance of Forescout CounterACT appliances
Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems
Ability to install and deploy Forescout in a customer environment
Ability to integrate Cybersecurity data using enterprise or custom tools data aggregation and analysis tools, including Splunk
Ability to provide support in a Tier II IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue responses, and remediation
Ability to be a self-starter, work without considerable direction, and work with a team
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including coordina
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