Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer manages day-to-day cybersecurity operations including administrative functions, assessing risks, identifying unstated assumptions, and aligning plans and procedures with the applicable National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53 Rev. 5 Control Families. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining security architectures, policies, and procedures; conducting risk and vulnerability assessments; and engineering solutions that safeguard enterprise and mission-critical systems. Operating in complex, high-security environments, the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer must have an in-depth knowledge of Defense Information and Accreditation Risk Management Framework (RMF) and process for system and application controls.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and enforce enterprise cybersecurity standards, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate, develop, and evaluate organizational security programs and recommend improvements.
• Perform vulnerability and risk assessments across system lifecycles, documenting findings and remediation.
• Analyze and design security features for Enterprise, embedded, and special-purpose systems, as well as identify, report, and resolve security violations.
• Develop and implement solutions that meet evolving cybersecurity requirements; and provide integration and engineering support for IA components, network models, and security upgrades.
• Conduct security testing, system hardening, and control validation to support compliance with Defense-in-Depth (DID), DODIN Joint Information Environment (JIE), and RMF standards.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders during technical reviews, design decisions, and policy development.
• Ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, cybersecurity, or related field (preferred: computer science, engineering, math, or physics).
• 8+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Active CISSP certification required (CISSP-IASAE preferred).
• Expertise in routing, switching, firewalls/IPS, antivirus, host protections, and incident management.
• Strong knowledge of communication protocols, ISO/OSI model, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with NIST security controls, RMF, DoD/DLA cybersecurity policies, eMASS and STIG compliance.
• Active DoD clearance (IT-I Critical Sensitive at a minimum).
• Must work on-site at Coggins HQ, Alexandria, VA.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• CompTIA Security+ (Required)
• CISSP (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Alexandria, VA 22314 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Alexandria, VA 22314: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person