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Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Cybersecurity Tools
DevSecOps
DoD 8570
Emass
Endpoint Security
Identity and Access Management
Information Security
InfoSec
Risk Management
Security
Security Automation
Security Clearance
Security Compliance
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Job Description
The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer supports large-scale migration and ongoing operations on a DoD contract, delivering security engineering expertise across projects and coordinating with program teams and clients.
Location
Fort Belvoir, VA (onsite)
Salary
USD 131,300 - 237,350 per yearly
Responsibilities
- Lead DoD and Intelligence Community cybersecurity activities for systems connected to NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS.
- Implement automated vulnerability testing and risk management controls within DevSecOps delivery methodologies.
- Manage endpoint security solutions and reporting to CMRS.
- Drive risk management efforts to obtain and maintain authorization for systems using DoD and IC RMF tools such as eMASS and Xacta.
- Direct vulnerability management and reporting activities in response to DoD cybersecurity directives, orders, and alerts, leveraging outputs from automated tools.
- Deliver executive-level technical briefings and presentations to senior Government personnel.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- MS degree and 15+ years of related experience. Relevant experience may be substituted for education.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- 8+ years hands-on experience designing or implementing security solutions, including all related documentation and artifacts
- Analytical ability, problem-solving skills, and the capacity to break down complex problems into actionable steps
- Extensive experience in design and development of enterprise security architectures
- Experience creating diagrams and documentation detailing all IT system components, including network topology
- Strong knowledge of secure enterprise architecture design, with focus on C2C, IAM, NDR, EDR, SIEM, AI/ML, and related cybersecurity tools
- Proven ability to select effective methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve outcomes
- Understanding of federal cybersecurity guidance such as FISMA NIST SP 800-37 and NIST 800-137 ISCM
- Experience developing architectures, strategies, roadmaps, and technical standards for the federal IT enterprise environment
Technologies
- eMASS
- Xacta
- CMRS
- SIEM
- SOAR
- AI/ML
- NDR
- EDR
- IAM
- C2C
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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