Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

VetsEZ

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer leading security architecture, ATO, Zero Trust, and DevSecOps for VetsEZ’s federal healthcare modernization project. Fully remote within the continental US, with occasional Washington, DC travel.

Posted 8/21/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in security architecture, engineering standards, and compliance within complex enterprise environments, with a strong focus on risk management and vulnerability assessment. Proven ability to lead security teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders while ensuring adherence to federal security requirements and frameworks.

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Security Architecture LeadershipCertified Information Systems Security ProfessionalApplication Security TestingNIST Risk Management FrameworkAgile and DevSecOps Experience

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Hard Skills

Security EngineeringRisk AssessmentVulnerability ManagementPenetration TestingContinuous MonitoringZero Trust ComplianceSystem Security PlansEncryptionAccess ControlIncident Response

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationAnalytical SkillsMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AgileScrumSAFeCloud EnvironmentsDevSecOps

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Information Systems Security ProfessionalInformation Systems Security Engineering Professional

Industry Keywords

Federal Security PolicyFISMAFedRAMPU.S. Census BureauDepartment of Commerce

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead security architecture, engineering standards, procedures, technologies, security requirements, and verification practices across complex enterprise environments
Provide technical leadership and oversight to ISSO and ISSE teams supporting security engineering, compliance, continuous monitoring, and remediation activities
Lead risk assessments, security-control assessments, security strategy, service design, vulnerability management, and broader cybersecurity program activities
Oversee ATO and System Security Plan activities while ensuring compliance with Zero Trust, continuous-monitoring, and federal security requirements
Design and guide static and dynamic application security testing, penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, and remediation in collaboration with development teams
Communicate security requirements, risks, vulnerabilities, compliance challenges, and actionable remediation recommendations to Government and cross-functional stakeholders
Operate across Agile, DevSecOps, cloud, development, testing, integration, and production environments
Provide technical direction to Information Systems Security Officers and Information Systems Security Engineers
Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure project success
Travel to the Washington, DC metropolitan area as needed for onsite meetings, program activities, and customer requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, or a related field, with at least 10 years of relevant experience; additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree
Five years leading large security-engineering, ISSO, or ISSE teams
Current Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification
At least five years of security-engineering experience supporting Agile, Scrum or SAFe, DevSecOps, and cloud-based projects
Extensive knowledge of ATOs, System Security Plans, Zero Trust, continuous monitoring, security-control assessment, risk management, and federal security policy
Hands-on experience with application security testing, penetration testing, encryption, communication protocols, access control, PKI, incident response, and defense-in-depth architectures
Strong communication, leadership, mentoring, customer-engagement, collaboration, analytical, and remediation-planning skills
Information Systems Security Engineering Professional certification
Experience supporting U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, or comparable civilian federal information systems
Experience applying NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and federal Zero Trust requirements within cloud and DevSecOps environments
U.S. Citizenship is required
Successfully complete a background check
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required for the position
Must reside within the continental US
Sponsorship is not available

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision
401k with Employer Match
PTO + Federal Holidays
Corporate Laptop
Training Opportunities
Remote Opportunity