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Job Listing ID:

4534940

Job Title:

Cyber Security Engineer (5462)

Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Salem

Date Posted:

07/23/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

Not Provided

Shift:

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Duration of Job:

Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months

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Job Summary The Cyber Security Engineer will provide security engineering, compliance, and risk management support for cloud-based systems aligned with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD IL4-6 requirements. The role will advise partners and customers navigating government security requirements while supporting authorization, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring activities. A key focus will be improving compliance efficiency through GRC platforms, APIs, scripts, cloud-native services, and automation for evidence collection, control validation, documentation, reporting, and remediation tracking. This position is remote supporting a Herndon, VA based team. Essential Skills

• Provide cybersecurity engineering and compliance support for FedRAMP and DoD-authorized cloud environments, including IL4-6.
• Advise partners and customers on federal and DoD security requirements, authorization strategies, control implementation, and audit readiness.
• Develop, review, and maintain authorization documentation, including SSPs, SAPs, SARs, POA& Ms, FedRAMP appendices, policies, and supporting evidence.
• Support system authorization and reauthorization activities across FedRAMP/RMF, including gap assessments, control validation, evidence development, and remediation planning.
• Leverage GRC platforms, APIs, scripts, and automation to streamline compliance workflows, evidence collection, documentation updates, control testing, and reporting.
• Develop repeatable and auditable processes that reduce manual compliance effort and improve the accuracy and consistency of authorization artifacts.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering and DevOps teams to design, implement, and validate security controls across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
• Review system changes and significant change requests to assess security impact, identify documentation updates, and maintain authorization boundaries.
• Coordinate with system owners, engineers, 3PAOs, Authorizing Officials, and government stakeholders to address findings and support authorization outcomes.
• Support continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, POA& M updates, remediation tracking, and recurring compliance deliverables.
• Evaluate security tooling and data sources to identify opportunities for automated control validation and compliance reporting.
• Track evolving federal cybersecurity requirements and translate them into practical technical and operational actions. Required Skills & Experience
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills with a focus on secure and compliant outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to advise partners, customers, engineers, and government stakeholders.
• Ability to translate federal security requirements into practical technical controls and operational processes.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret or higher security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Five or more years of cybersecurity experience, including at least three years supporting federal cloud security engineering, information assurance, RMF, or ISSO functions.
• Knowledge of

NIST SP 800-53

Rev. 5, FedRAMP Moderate and High, DoD IL4-6 overlays, RMF, and related federal compliance frameworks.

• Experience developing and maintaining SSPs, POA& Ms, SARs, policies, control evidence, and other authorization artifacts.
• Experience supporting authorization planning, gap assessments, audit readiness, control implementation, and remediation activities.
• Hands-on e.

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Job Requirements

Experience Required:

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Education Required:

None

Minimum Age:

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