11 days ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$174k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Engineer and operate security controls supporting ICD risk management and authorization.
- Implement Zero Trust as an operational security model.
- Enforce continuous verification, least privilege, and access segmentation.
- Apply Zero Trust principles across identity, device, network, application, and data layers.
- Architect security boundaries, isolation mechanisms, and blast radius containment.
- Lead threat modeling and adversary focused security design reviews.
- Apply defense in depth strategies for classified workloads.
- Ensure SCI protection across compute, storage, and data flows.
- Enforce strong identity assurance using Azure AD and AWS IAM.
- Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code.
- Implement policy as code, guardrails, and automated enforcement.
- Integrate security testing (IaC scanning, container security, secrets detection).
- Integrate cloud telemetry with IC approved SIEM and monitoring platforms.
- Define detection use cases aligned to cloud threat vectors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with strong cloud security engineering.
- Hands-on experience securing Azure and AWS environments.
- Experience supporting ICD governed systems.
- Strong understanding of defensive security, Zero Trust, and risk management.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code and security automation.
- Ability to brief risk and security posture to technical and government leadership.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
- Parental Leave and dependent care.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs.
Tech Stack
AWSAzure