Sr IT Security Engineer

GovCIO
San Antonio
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 140,000 - 160,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 9+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Communication skills","Risk analysis","Ability to translate policies into engineering outcomes"]

Support Air Force Intelligence Community mission systems as a senior cybersecurity engineer for the 16AF/AF IC Zero Trust initiative. Lead Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities—system categorization, control selection, implementation, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring—while developing and validating security controls using NIST/DoD/IC requirements. Strengthen cloud security and Zero Trust capabilities across classified and unclassified environments, producing security plans, assessment reports, and authorization packages.

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GovCIO
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Sr IT Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Support Air Force Intelligence Community mission systems as a senior cybersecurity engineer for the 16AF/AF IC Zero Trust initiative. Lead Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities—system categorization, control selection, implementation, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring—while developing and validating security controls using NIST/DoD/IC requirements. Strengthen cloud security and Zero Trust capabilities across classified and unclassified environments, producing security plans, assessment reports, and authorization packages.
Location: San Antonio
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead RMF activities, including system categorization, control selection, implementation, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
  • •Develop, tailor, document, and validate security controls and implementation statements using NIST, DoD, Air Force, and Intelligence Community requirements.
  • •Prepare and maintain System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, Plans of Action and Milestones, risk assessments, and authorization packages.
  • •Advise program managers, system owners, ISSOs, ISSMs, engineers, and Authorizing Officials on cybersecurity risks and remediation strategies.
  • •Assess cloud architectures and services for compliance across identity, logging, encryption, data protection, and boundary requirements, and support Zero Trust implementation and control assessments.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 160,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •TS/SCI clearance required.
  • •High school diploma with 9+ years’ experience in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • •8+ years of information security or cybersecurity engineering experience with significant federal/DoD/Air Force/Intelligence Community work.
  • •Maintain an active certification meeting DoD 8570 IAT III (in lieu of DoD 8140 job code 633 System Security Engineer).
  • •Strong working knowledge of RMF and NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, and NIST SP 800-53A, plus zero trust and cloud security (including SIEM).
Experience:9+ yearsFederalDoDAir ForceIntelligence CommunityCybersecurity
Education:High School
Skills:Communication skillsRisk analysisAbility to translate policies into engineering outcomes
Certifications:DoD 8570 IAT III
Languages:English
Tech Stack:NIST SP 800-37NIST SP 800-53NIST SP 800-53ASIEMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudEMASSServiceNow GRCArcherTenableACASSCAPSplunkMicrosoft SentinelModel Based Systems EngineeringGRCZero TrustIdentity and Access ManagementEncryption

Eligibility

Security Clearance:TS/SCI

Company Brief

GovCIO
Provides IT modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, and managed services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering technology solutions and mission support to improve government operations and security.
Industry: Professional Services
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Herndon, United States
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