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Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

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Washington, DC Contractor
POSTED ON 5/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2026
Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer Level 4
Location: Washington DC/Reston, VA/Annapolis Junction, MD
Duration: Long Term
Job Description:
Experience Required:
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.
Required Qualifications:
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 with 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.
Task Description:
You also must be eligible to acquire a Secret Clearance.
As a Senior Level Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) , you will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing cybersecurity initiatives. Your responsibilities may include:
Conducting technical security assessments and contribute to the security systems.
Ensuring system security compliance, manage risks, and support certification activities throughout the program life cycle.
Work with the application leads, sysadmins, DBAs, developers, and testers to ensure the 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 response 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, and 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.

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