Cybersecurity Engineer
HybridWashington, District of Columbia, United States or Washington, United States
Job Summary
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise security controls enforcing Zero Trust principles across cloud, network, and endpoint environments. Support incident response, triage, containment, and remediation using SIEM and EDR/XDR tools while conducting continuous monitoring and vulnerability assessments aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-207. Configure least-privilege access controls, IAM solutions, and centralized logging; harden AWS and Azure environments using secure baselines. Ensure all security changes follow formal change management with documentation and impact analysis. Provide executive oversight of multiple program portfolios with frequent engagement at senior leadership levels, including extensive travel and on-site support at CBO facilities in Washington, DC, and data centers in Ashburn and Manassas, VA.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of professional cybersecurity engineering experience in enterprise environments
- Demonstrated experience with SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms and incident response
- Experience implementing NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-207 controls
- Cloud security experience with AWS and/or Azure
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- CompTIA Security+ required
- Certifications (or their equivalent prior certifications) should have been maintained for a minimum of 5 years
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Position requires a Public Trust Tier 2 clearance
- Selected candidate must obtain favorable FBI criminal history and fingerprint checks conducted through the U.S. Capitol Police prior to starting work
- pass a background check to access the CBO network
- successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment
- all employees are subject to random drug screens throughout the term of their employment
Desired Qualifications
- one of CISSP, GIAC (e.g. GCIH/GCIA), or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) strongly preferred
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