Cyber Security Engineer

This role ensures compliance with federal cybersecurity regulations and frameworks, implements threat mitigation strategies, and promotes a proactive security posture across enterprise IT operations.
Duties and Responsibilities:

· Ensure adherence to cybersecurity frameworks including NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, and zero-trust architecture principles.

· Oversee vulnerability management, incident response, and threat intelligence integration.

· Conduct security assessments, audits, and compliance reviews.

· Collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks and document corrective action plans.

· Support security reporting and briefings for agency leadership and external stakeholders.

· Monitor and report security metrics to ensure continuous improvement.

· Other duties as assigned.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Demonstrated experience with large scale IT service contracts, including oversight of cross-functional teams, service delivery, and performance monitoring

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Experience supporting federal audits (e.g., FISMA, ATO processes).

· Familiarity with tools such as Tenable, Splunk, and endpoint detection platforms.

· Designing, implementing, assessing or reviewing security controls in systems that utilize cloud technology with either Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, or Microsoft Azure cloud architecture

· Experience implementing Zero Trust architectures in federal IT environments.

· Ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting

· Consulting project teams on system architecture and security posture
Must be capable of managing multiple efforts with time-related constraints in a fast-paced contracting environment

· Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups and individuals

· Friendly presence, helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work well with others.

· Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office applications

· professional demeanor, and previous customer service experience strongly desired.

· Good problem-solving skills; ability to visualize a problem/situation and think abstractly to solve it

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.  If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)