Senior Information System Security Engineer

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 briefSenior VA leadership regularly• U.S.Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. Benefits:• Full Government benefits (W-2) Apply tot his job