Cyber Security Engineer: A&A Lead for Mission-Critical Systems

TalentOps; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks PTO annually

Paid birthday off

11 paid holidays

Comprehensive medical coverage (Anthem

Retirement with Vanguard

Job summary

TalentOps in Chantilly, VA is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Engineer to drive A&A activities, continuous monitoring, and risk management across enterprise systems. Role involves coordinating with government stakeholders, architects, and partners to ensure secure, accredited environments and to deploy advanced cyber capabilities.

The ideal candidate will lead accreditation efforts, perform vulnerability assessments, analyze threats, and contribute to a robust security posture through

Qualifications

• Experience in cyber security, information security, cyber security engineering, or network engineering.
• Experience supporting Assessment & Authorization (A&A) processes.
• Experience leading cyber security accreditation for enterprise systems.
• Experience assessing systems against information assurance policies and security regulations.
• Experience coordinating and performing cyber security testing.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools.
• Experience analyzing and documenting testing results.
• Experience developing risk assessments and certification reports.
• Experience recommending mitigation strategies for identified vulnerabilities.
• Experience preparing technical documentation including SSPs, CONOPS, test plans, requirements, and system architecture.
• Experience decomposing functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience evaluating existing systems and recommending corrective actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple enterprise IT systems through the A&A lifecycle.
• Perform continuous monitoring activities required to maintain system accreditation.
• Develop and maintain cyber security documentation including: System Security Plans (SSPs), Continuous Monitoring Plans, CONOPS, security requirements, test plans, and certification documentation.
• Assess systems against information assurance policies and security regulations.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and analyze vulnerability scan results.
• Identify cyber threats, system vulnerabilities, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Configure and maintain cyber security tools supporting: vulnerability scanning, log analysis, malware detection, incident response, security automation.
• Investigate security events and analyze system logs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve cyber security metrics and overall security posture.
• Decompose customer requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical boards.
• Coordinate engineering projects, perform technical risk assessments, and resolve implementation challenges.
• Provide Tier II and Tier III technical support in a 24x7 operational environment, including participation in an on-call rotation.
• Communicate complex cyber security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Cyber Security

InfoSec

Cyber Security Engineering

Network Engineering

Tools

Networking

Vulnerability Scanning

Cyber Security Engineering

Security Compliance

Security Documentation

Automation

Job description

TalentOps in Chantilly, VA is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Engineer to drive A&A activities, continuous monitoring, and risk management across enterprise systems. Role involves coordinating with government stakeholders, architects, and partners to ensure secure, accredited environments and to deploy advanced cyber capabilities.

The ideal candidate will lead accreditation efforts, perform vulnerability assessments, analyze threats, and contribute to a robust security posture through