Job Description:
• Analyze complex technical findings and determine necessary resources needed to solve problem-sets across multiple cybersecurity and technical domains
• Able to partner with technical teams to develop and implement technical solutions
• Design, build, and deploy secure cloud-native architectures and infrastructure components for VA information systems
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, policy enforcement, and remediation tools
• Implement secure infrastructure as code/policy as code using tools such as Terraform/CloudFormation, including writing and implementing PaC scripts
• Align security architectures with Federal Zero Trust strategy, VA directives, and OMB policies
• Enable automation of system telemetry and analytics pipelines for cyber situational awareness
• Provide engineering and technical analysis on behalf of Agency Authorizing Officials (AOs) for System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessments, Security Controls Traceability Matrices (SCTMs), and POA&Ms
• Support system authorization and compliance activities including continuous monitoring and system audits
• Conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis of security control findings and develop and implement remediation strategies.
Requirements:
• YOU MUST HAVE Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or technical equivalent with 10 years of technical experience or a total of 18 years in lieu of education
• 8+ years of security engineering, DevSecOps, or cloud architecture experience
• Expertise in securing platforms hosted in AWS GovCloud and Azure Government
• Strong experience with NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust architecture implementation
• Hands-on skills in IaC tools like Terraform and CI/CD tools such as GitLab/Jenkins, with ability to adopt new technologies if procured by the agency
• Experience with network isolation tools such as Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Juniper Mist Network Access Control (NAC) solutions or comparable
• Demonstrated experience securing modern applications, APIs, and automated infrastructure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain complex, technical information in easily understood terms; ability to brief Senior VA leadership regularly
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
Benefits:
• Full Government benefits (W-2)
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