AI/Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer

RCG

Suitland (MD)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 140,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

RCG, Inc. in Suitland, MD, seeks an AI/Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer to join a federal SAE team. This senior role blends generative AI engineering, cloud security, and federal compliance to drive an agentic AI security platform and automation for NIST 800-53 workflows.

You will build RAG pipelines, evaluate foundation-model strategies, and integrate AWS security services to enable auditable security evidence. Strong Python, IaC, and Jira/Confluence skills are required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or related technical discipline.
4+ years of cloud security engineering experience.
2+ years of production experience with generative AI/LLM technologies.
2+ years of experience working with AWS security services.
2+ years of experience supporting federal compliance frameworks such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA.
2+ years of active Jira and Confluence experience in an Agile or technical delivery environment.
Current DoD 8570-compliant certification specifically Security+.
Solid experience with Python development, including Python 3.11+, boto3, type hints, and robust error handling.
Experience with Amazon Bedrock, including agents, action groups, Knowledge Bases, guardrails, prompt engineering, and RAG.
Knowledge of AWS security technologies, including Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Config, IAM, CloudTrail, and OIDC.
Container security experience with ECR, ECS/EKS, image scanning, runtime monitoring, and hardening.
Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, control families, assessment procedures, and evidence requirements.
Experience with CI/CD and IaC technologies, including GitLab CI and CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
Git/version-control experience.
Demonstrated experience managing technical work in Jira and maintaining team documentation in Confluence.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Implement Amazon Bedrock agent action groups, including OpenAPI schemas and Python Lambda layers.
Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using Bedrock Knowledge Bases with NIST, CIS benchmarks, SSPs, and threat intel.
Engineer prompts, guardrails, and input validation to improve AI security and resist prompt-injection.
Evaluate and evolve foundation-model strategies as platform requirements mature.
Develop AI-assisted capabilities supporting security assessment, remediation, hardening, alert triage, and compliance workflows.
Build automated NIST 800-53 control assessments and secure evidence collection.
Develop remediation and hardening automation across AWS services (S3, EC2, IAM, CloudTrail, ECS, EKS).
Integrate live data from AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, and Config for security analysis.
Support SLA logic, KEV correlation, risk enrichment, and remediation SLA tracking.
Support telemetry aggregation and integration with SIEM technologies (Microsoft Sentinel, AWS Security Lake).
Maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines with linting, tests, security scans, builds, deployments.
Implement secure OIDC-based AWS authentication.
Develop and manage IaC using CloudFormation and/or Terraform with least-privilege IAM.
Support deployment and rollout verification across Kubernetes/EKS environments.
Maintain strong Git practices and traceability across requirements, code, and security evidence.
Take ownership of technical workstreams and collaborate with cybersecurity and engineering teams.

Skills

Cloud security

Generative AI

AWS Security

Jira & Confluence

Python development

CI/CD

IAM & Security

SBOM & compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab CI/CD

CloudFormation

Terraform

Python 3.11+

Bedrock

Job description

Location: Suitland, MD
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: 100% On-Site
Security Requirement: Must be U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000

Who We Are

RCG, Inc. is a growing federal contracting company proudly Certified as a Great Place to Work for four consecutive years. We provide innovative technology and cybersecurity solutions supporting complex federal government environments.

The Opportunity

RCG is seeking an AI/Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer to support a federal Security, Architecture, and Engineering (SAE) team in Suitland, MD. This is a hands‑on senior engineering role for an experienced professional who combines generative and agentic AI engineering, cloud security, cybersecurity automation, and federal compliance expertise. The selected candidate will help drive an agentic AI security platform, develop and harden automation supporting NIST 800-53 security assessments and remediation workflows, and take ownership of technical workstreams from requirements and implementation through CI/CD, deployment, and evidence generation. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable developing Python-based AI automation, working with AWS security services and IAM, implementing secure cloud solutions, and maintaining the technical documentation and project traceability required in an auditable federal environment.

What You’ll Do

AI & Security Automation

Implement Amazon Bedrock agent action groups, including OpenAPI schemas and Python Lambda execution layers.
Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using Bedrock Knowledge Bases with sources such as NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, organizational System Security Plans (SSPs), and threat intelligence.
Engineer prompts, guardrails, and input validation to improve AI accuracy, security, and resistance to prompt-injection attacks.
Evaluate and evolve foundation-model strategies as AI capabilities and platform requirements mature.
Develop AI-assisted capabilities supporting security assessment, remediation, hardening, alert triage, and compliance workflows.

Cloud & Cybersecurity Engineering

Build automated NIST 800-53 control assessments and security evidence collection capabilities.
Develop remediation and hardening automation across AWS services, including S3, EC2, IAM, CloudTrail, ECS, and EKS.
Integrate live data from AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, and Config to support environment‑aware security analysis and AI‑assisted decision‑making.
Support BOD 26-04 SLA logic, CISA KEV correlation, risk enrichment, and remediation SLA tracking.
Support security telemetry aggregation and integration with SIEM technologies, including Microsoft Sentinel and AWS Security Lake.

Container & Software Supply Chain Security

Support ECR vulnerability scanning, EKS runtime monitoring, and container configuration hardening.
Develop and analyze Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) using formats such as SPDX and CycloneDX.
Correlate vulnerabilities with the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog to support risk‑based prioritization.
Perform dependency, provenance, and software supply‑chain security checks, including detection of typosquatting and unsigned container images.

Platform Engineering & Delivery

Maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines supporting linting, testing, security scanning, builds, and deployments.
Implement secure OIDC‑based AWS authentication.
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and/or Terraform with least‑privilege IAM.
Support deployment and rollout verification across application and Kubernetes/EKS environments.
Maintain strong Git practices, including branching, merge requests, and clean version‑control history.

Documentation, Compliance & Technical Leadership

Manage engineering work through Jira, maintaining accurate tickets, epics, sub‑tasks, workflows, status, and handoffs.
Maintain Confluence documentation, including architecture guides, runbooks, decision records, and onboarding materials.
Produce technical design documentation, evidence packages, and other artifacts capable of supporting federal security assessments and audits.
Maintain traceability between requirements, engineering work, code, deployments, and security evidence.
Take primary ownership of assigned technical workstreams and collaborate closely with cybersecurity and engineering team members.

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline.
4+ years of cloud security engineering experience.
2+ years of production experience with generative AI/LLM technologies.
2+ years of experience working with AWS security services.
2+ years of experience supporting federal compliance frameworks such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA.
2+ years of active Jira and Confluence experience in an Agile or technical delivery environment.
Current DoD 8570-compliant certification required specifically Security +.
Solid experience with Python development experience, including Python 3.11+, boto3, type hints, and robust error handling.
Experience with Amazon Bedrock, including agents, action groups, Knowledge Bases, guardrails, prompt engineering, and RAG.
Knowledge of AWS security technologies, including Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Config, IAM, CloudTrail, and OIDC.
Container security experience with ECR, ECS/EKS, image scanning, runtime monitoring, and hardening.
Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, including control families, assessment procedures, and evidence requirements.
Experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code technologies, including GitLab CI and CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
Git/version-control experience.
Demonstrated experience managing technical work in Jira and maintaining team documentation in Confluence.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of experience building production AI agents.
Experience supporting ATO and continuous monitoring activities.
Experience administering or configuring Jira boards and Confluence spaces.
Experience supporting federal IT security programs.
Familiarity with CISA Binding Operational Directives, including BOD 22-01 and BOD 26-04.
Experience with AWS Security Lake, OCSF, OSCAL machine‑readable compliance, or Microsoft Sentinel integration.
Experience with AI red teaming or adversarial testing of LLM applications.
Familiarity with software supply‑chain technologies and frameworks such as SLSA, Sigstore, and in‑toto.
Certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CISSP, CISM, CKS, or AWS machine learning certification are preferred.

Work Environment

This is a full‑time, 100% on‑site position in Suitland, MD supporting a federal government cybersecurity and enterprise IT environment. The selected candidate will work as part of a highly technical Security, Architecture, and Engineering (SAE) team supporting AI, security automation, cloud security, compliance, and related engineering initiatives. The role requires strong individual ownership as well as close collaboration with cybersecurity engineers, technical leadership, and other program personnel. The technical environment includes AWS, Amazon Bedrock, EKS, GitLab, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, Jira, Confluence, Python, VS Code, Jupyter Notebook, and related cloud and cybersecurity technologies.

Please Note

Due to the requirements of this federal program, successful candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all applicable government background investigation and customer onboarding requirements.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Work for a company proudly Certified as a Great Place to Work for four consecutive years.
Support mission‑focused federal cybersecurity and technology initiatives.
Work directly with emerging generative AI and agentic AI technologies.
Solve complex challenges involving AI, cybersecurity, cloud security, automation, and federal compliance.
Work with modern AWS security, container, DevSecOps, and Infrastructure as Code technologies.
Opportunities for continued technical and professional development.
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, and a 401(k) with company match.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RCG, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.