Senior Information System Security Engineer

Job Description: • Analyze complex technical findings and determine necessary resources needed to solve problem-sets across multiple cybersecurity and technical domains • Able to partner with technical teams to develop and implement technical solutions • Design, build, and deploy secure cloud-native architectures and infrastructure components for VA information systems • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, policy enforcement, and remediation tools • Implement secure infrastructure as code/policy as code using tools such as Terraform/CloudFormation, including writing and implementing PaC scripts • Align security architectures with Federal Zero Trust strategy, VA directives, and OMB policies • Enable automation of system telemetry and analytics pipelines for cyber situational awareness • Provide engineering and technical analysis on behalf of Agency Authorizing Officials (AOs) for System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessments, Security Controls Traceability Matrices (SCTMs), and POA&Ms • Support system authorization and compliance activities including continuous monitoring and system audits • Conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis of security control findings and develop and implement remediation strategies. Requirements: • YOU MUST HAVE Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or technical equivalent with 10 years of technical experience or a total of 18 years in lieu of education • 8+ years of security engineering, DevSecOps, or cloud architecture experience • Expertise in securing platforms hosted in AWS GovCloud and Azure Government • Strong experience with NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust architecture implementation • Hands-on skills in IaC tools like Terraform and CI/CD tools such as GitLab/Jenkins, with ability to adopt new technologies if procured by the agency • Experience with network isolation tools such as Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Juniper Mist Network Access Control (NAC) solutions or comparable • Demonstrated experience securing modern applications, APIs, and automated infrastructure • Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain complex, technical information in easily understood terms; ability to brief Senior VA leadership regularly • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. Benefits: • Full Government benefits (W-2) Apply tot his job