Senior Information System Security Engineer

Blu Omega is committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to our clients. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Information System Security Engineer / Solutions Architect for our project.

This individual will also serve as the Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) for key cybersecurity systems. This role is ideal for someone with deep technical engineering skills, cloud and DevSecOps experience . This individual will also lead teams to develop and implement technical solutions to remediate vulnerabilities and other complex cybersecurity challenges. Candidates will have a solutions-oriented mindset to help problem solve complex cybersecurity and IT challenges. The candidates should also be well-versed with facilitating working sessions and have the ability to distill complex concepts into non-technical/common language.
The role will focus on analyzing and recommending system security architectures, vulnerability mitigation, policy-driven compliance implementation, and full-lifecycle support.

Responsibilities:
Cybersecurity Engineering & Architecture (Primary):

• Analyze complex technical findings and determine necessary resources needed to solve problem-sets across multiple cybersecurity and technical domains
• Able to partner with technical teams to develop and implement technical solutions
• Design, build, and deploy secure cloud-native architectures and infrastructure components for VA information systems
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, policy enforcement, and remediation tools
• Implement secure infrastructure as code/policy as code using tools such as Terraform/CloudFormation, including writing and implementing PaC scripts
• Align security architectures with Federal Zero Trust strategy, VA directives, and OMB policies
• Enable automation of system telemetry and analytics pipelines for cyber situational awareness

ISSE Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering and technical analysis on behalf of Agency Authorizing Officials (AOs) for System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessments, Security Controls Traceability Matrices (SCTMs), and POA&Ms
• Support system authorization and compliance activities including continuous monitoring and system audits
• Conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis of security control findings and develop and implement remediation strategies

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of security engineering, DevSecOps, or cloud architecture experience
• Expertise in securing platforms hosted in AWS GovCloud and Azure Government
• Strong experience with NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust architecture implementation
• Hands-on skills in IaC tools like Terraform and CI/CD tools such as GitLab/Jenkins, with ability to adopt new technologies if procured by the agency
• Experience with network isolation tools such as Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Juniper Mist Network Access Control (NAC) solutions or comparable
• Demonstrated experience securing modern applications, APIs, and automated infrastructure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain complex, technical information in easily understood terms; ability to brief Senior VA leadership regularly
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or technical equivalent with 5 years of technical experience or a total of 13 years in lieu of education

Nice to Have:

• Prior VA experience supporting VA OIS or major cybersecurity initiatives
• Experience authoring and maintaining ATO documentation in VA or HHS environments
• Experience with IoT/IoMT security solutions is a plus
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity standards

Salary Range: $120K - $124K
Our final salary offer will be based on several factors, including depth of technical skills, work experience, education, certifications, and clearance

What Blu Omega Can Offer You:

• Competitive benefits including Health Insurance, 401K w/ match, Paid Time Off and more.
• Results driven culture that embrace our core values
• Rewarding work contributing to our Nation's mission critical programs

Blu Omega is a Woman Owned Small Business Federal Technology services firm headquartered in Washington DC and supporting clients nationally. We provide Technology solutions for enterprise and government customers. Our team has a past performance in a diverse range of programs including those for Data Management, Cloud/Infrastructure, Software Development and Enterprise Applications.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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