What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Information Systems Security Engineer position at GovCIO?
Overview
GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer to support cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management activities supporting the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This role provides high-level engineering, technical execution, and security management to maintain federal security standards, manage vulnerabilities, and ensure mission-critical systems achieve and retain authorization. This position will be located in Alexandria, VA, and will be a hybrid position.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical contributor for the cybersecurity posture, compliance framework, and risk management initiatives. Core responsibilities include:
High School with 9 years (or commensurate experience)
Required Skills & Experience
Preferred Skills & Experience
GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer to support cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management activities supporting the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This role provides high-level engineering, technical execution, and security management to maintain federal security standards, manage vulnerabilities, and ensure mission-critical systems achieve and retain authorization. This position will be located in Alexandria, VA, and will be a hybrid position.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Information Systems Security Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical contributor for the cybersecurity posture, compliance framework, and risk management initiatives. Core responsibilities include:
- Support the program’s cyber‑risk reduction and vulnerability mitigation.
- Performs continuous scanning, patching, and exposure reduction activities.
- Maintains ATO compliance and strengthens security governance.
- Expands security automation to improve resilience and consistency.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure vulnerability mitigation and scanning tools are embedded in design.
- Evaluate risk and document compliance baselines to strengthen overall system security governance.
- Participate in technical reviews to continuously analyze and mitigate vulnerabilities across the environment.
- Support automation implementation and continuous monitoring of security controls within cloud environments.
- Work with product managers to plan security compliance and prioritize scanning, patching, and risk reduction tasks.
- Facilitate documentation required to maintain secure interconnections and preserve ATO compliance status.
- Support Product Teams in preparing for cyber assessments to proactively validate vulnerability mitigation and security posture.
High School with 9 years (or commensurate experience)
Required Skills & Experience
- Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security CE, CySA , etc).
- Experience focused on cyber-risk reduction, vulnerability mitigation, and maintaining compliance frameworks.
- Demonstrated technical experience performing continuous scanning, risk analysis, and endpoint patching workflows.
- Working knowledge of risk reduction governance, baseline compliance frameworks, and security automation principles.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers to translate technical system configurations into risk reduction strategies.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Prior experience supporting software modernization programs through continuous scanning and automated exposure reduction.
- Advanced baseline cybersecurity certifications focused on governance and risk mitigation (e.g., CCISO, CISM, CISSP, or GSLC).
- Strong written communication skills to articulate risk metrics, vulnerability statuses, and compliance posture to leadership.
Salary : $135,000 - $165,000