Job Requirements
Reston, VA
Top Secret/SCI CI Polygraph
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$185,000 - $250,000
Job Description
Are you passionate about cybersecurity, cloud security, and protecting mission-critical systems? We are seeking a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) II to support highly secure government environments by designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise security controls across cloud-native and containerized platforms.
This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, DevSecOps pipelines, container security tools, and government security frameworks while helping secure some of the most sensitive systems in operation.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a security engineering subject matter expert for containerized environments, microservices architectures, and service mesh technologies.
- Design and implement security controls for Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
- Integrate security throughout CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps processes.
- Configure and optimize enterprise security monitoring and logging solutions.
- Monitor security alerts, network traffic, and system activity to identify and respond to potential threats.
- Perform threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and risk evaluations.
- Partner with developers, platform engineers, and security teams to embed security throughout the system lifecycle.
- Conduct security assessments on container platforms, APIs, and microservices.
- Develop and support incident response activities and remediation efforts.
- Create and maintain security documentation, compliance artifacts, and continuous monitoring procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience securing Kubernetes or containerized environments (OpenShift preferred).
- Strong experience implementing security controls aligned with: NIST SP 800-53, RMF, ICD 503, FISMA, FedRAMP
- Experience securing cloud, container, and DevSecOps solutions within IL5 and IL6+ environments.
- Experience with security monitoring and log analysis tools such as Splunk.
- Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, and infrastructure security.
- Experience supporting continuous monitoring and compliance programs.
- Proficiency in incident response, threat analysis, and forensic investigation techniques.
- Experience with security tools such as: Prisma Cloud, Fortify, Acunetix
Preferred Certifications
- CISSP or equivalent certification supporting DoD 8140 requirements.
Clearance Requirement
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph required.
Why Apply?
- Work on high-impact national security programs.
- Support modern cloud and container-based environments.
- Collaborate with highly skilled cybersecurity and engineering teams.
- Gain exposure to advanced DevSecOps and cloud security initiatives.
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)
· This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)
· Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required
This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, DevSecOps pipelines, container security tools, and government security frameworks while helping secure some of the most sensitive systems in operation.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a security engineering subject matter expert for containerized environments, microservices architectures, and service mesh technologies.
- Design and implement security controls for Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
- Integrate security throughout CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps processes.
- Configure and optimize enterprise security monitoring and logging solutions.
- Monitor security alerts, network traffic, and system activity to identify and respond to potential threats.
- Perform threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and risk evaluations.
- Partner with developers, platform engineers, and security teams to embed security throughout the system lifecycle.
- Conduct security assessments on container platforms, APIs, and microservices.
- Develop and support incident response activities and remediation efforts.
- Create and maintain security documentation, compliance artifacts, and continuous monitoring procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience securing Kubernetes or containerized environments (OpenShift preferred).
- Strong experience implementing security controls aligned with: NIST SP 800-53, RMF, ICD 503, FISMA, FedRAMP
- Experience securing cloud, container, and DevSecOps solutions within IL5 and IL6+ environments.
- Experience with security monitoring and log analysis tools such as Splunk.
- Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, and infrastructure security.
- Experience supporting continuous monitoring and compliance programs.
- Proficiency in incident response, threat analysis, and forensic investigation techniques.
- Experience with security tools such as: Prisma Cloud, Fortify, Acunetix
Preferred Certifications
- CISSP or equivalent certification supporting DoD 8140 requirements.
Clearance Requirement
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph required.
Why Apply?
- Work on high-impact national security programs.
- Support modern cloud and container-based environments.
- Collaborate with highly skilled cybersecurity and engineering teams.
- Gain exposure to advanced DevSecOps and cloud security initiatives.
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)
· This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)
· Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required
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