Senior Security Engineer

We have an outstanding Contract position for aSenior Security Engineerto join a leading Company located in theWashington, DCsurrounding area.

Pay Rate : $62.50

US Citizenship is required.

Candidate must possess an Active Top Secret or Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance.

The Senior Security Engineer leads the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms. This position is responsible for advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards. The engineer acts as a subject matter expert and collaborates across teams and with external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.

Responsibilities :

Leads the development of enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.

Designs, implements, and continuously improves secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.

Analyzes complex security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.

Guides platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture best practices.

Coordinates vulnerability management activities and provides actionable recommendations.

Represents the organization in coordination with industry and government security partners.

Oversees COMSEC operations and crypto key management systems (CKMS).

Ensures compliance with federal and industry standards, including NIST, CNSSI 4009, and DoD policies.

Mentors junior engineers and leads security-related projects from concept to deployment.

Basic Hiring Criteria :

Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity experience, with 3+ years in a cloud security role.

Deep knowledge of cloud security across cloud environments.

Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.

Demonstrated experience in incident response, log correlation, and risk assessments.

Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH are strongly preferred.

Strong communication and leadership skills; capable of briefing executives and managing cross-functional security efforts.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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