Cybersecurity Engineer - Senior - TS/SCI CI Poly - MD, DC, VA

Mission:

We are seeking a Senior Level Cybersecurity Engineer to support cybersecurity initiatives. The selected candidate will provide technical security assessments, ensure system security compliance, manage risks, and support certification activities throughout the program life cycle.

Essential Job Function:

As a Senior Level Cybersecurity Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing cybersecurity initiatives. Your responsibilities may include:

• Conducting technical security assessments and contributing to the security systems
• Ensuring system security compliance, managing risks, and supporting certification activities throughout the program life cycle
• Working with application leads, system administrators, DBAs, developers, and testers to ensure assigned systems are security compliant and achieve/maintain ATO
• Answering questions to ensure systems are developed with security compliance built in
• Supporting security assessment events and responding to all questions from ISSMs and SCAs
• Developing and maintaining SSPs, POA&Ms, and other required security documentation using XACTA
• Driving IATT and ATO efforts, coordinating with stakeholders, cyber teams, and the Authorizing Official (AO)
• Implementing and validating NIST 800-53 controls in cloud-native DPaaS environments
• Applying Zero Trust principles to secure data services, including identity, segmentation, and flow control

Requirements

• 13 years of experience in Software or Systems Engineering roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities
• A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience, and a Master’s degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience
• US Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI with active CI Polygraph clearance
• Security+ or other IAT II/III level certification that is currently active
• Proficiency with XACTA and DIA’s RMF process, including managing IATT and ATO processes
• Proficiency with Splunk
• Experience conducting assessments of existing IT architecture for compliance with security requirements from applicable security frameworks (such as ICD 503)
• Experience implementing and maintaining system security documentation, including SSPs, SAPs, POA&Ms, and security assessment artifacts, coordinating closely with ISSMs, ISSEs, system owners, and Authorizing Officials
• Full-time work in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) is required, with flexible hours

Desired:

• Prior Information System Security Officer or Information System Security Engineer experience
• Proven experience leading cybersecurity initiatives for significant programs, showcasing a comprehensive understanding of large-scale program requirements
• Demonstrated success in team management, with the ability to effectively guide and coordinate cybersecurity professionals
• Strong communication skills, with experience engaging customers, program leads, leadership teams, and engineers to convey complex cybersecurity concepts and strategies

Global Dimensions does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.