Senior Cybersecurity Engineer / Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Draft, refine, and maintain detailed technical work instructions, standard operating procedures, and implementation guidance for security controls and system configurations. Recommend, implement, and tune technical protections such as logging, access controls, encryption, and defensive capabilities while balancing cost, complexity, and risk reduction. Design, implement, and support technical solutions for disaster recovery exercises, mission continuity efforts, and Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning. Lead research and technical testing of emerging security technologies to determine feasibility and operational adoption strategies. Conduct authorized defensive security exercises, control effectiveness evaluations, and technical security assessments. Provide subject matter expertise to support incident response, control validation, remediation planning, and closing capability or data coverage gaps. This role serves as a technical authority on control execution and operationalizing emerging defensive capabilities for high-profile private and public-sector customers.