Cybersecurity Engineer

Planet Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, develop, and operate secure cloud platforms and lead advanced threat detection initiatives in Washington, DC. The role demands hands-on cloud security expertise, incident response planning, and adherence to federal standards.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ years in cloud security, strong knowledge of security architecture, and the

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with 3+ years in a cloud security role and cloud environment knowledge.
• Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Experience in incident response, log correlation, and risk assessments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; capable of briefing executives and managing cross-functional security efforts.
• Preferred certifications including: CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH strongly preferred.
• The ability and willingness to work onsite 5 days a week in Washington, DC,
• An active Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms and advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards.
• Provide subject matter expertise on cybersecurity and collaborates across teams and with external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.
• Lead the development of enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyzes complex security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.
• Guides platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture best practice, coordinates vulnerability management activities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Represent the organization in coordination with industry and government security partners.
• Oversees COMSEC operations and crypto key management systems (CKMS).
• Ensures compliance with federal and industry standards, including NIST, CNSSI 4009, and DoD policies.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Cloud security

Incident response

Threat modeling

Security governance

Communication

Job description

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team asa Cybersecurity Engineer in this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.

The Cybersecurity Engineer leads the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms. This position is responsible for advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards. The engineer acts as a subject matter expert and collaborates across teams and with external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.

Responsibilties

• Responsible for leading the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms and advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards.
• Provide subject matter expertise on cybersecurity and collaborates across teams and with external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.
• Lead the development of enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyzes complex security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats
• Guides platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture best practice, coordinates vulnerability management activities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Represent the organization in coordination with industry and government security partners.
• Oversees COMSEC operations and crypto key management systems (CKMS).
• Ensures compliance with federal and industry standards, including NIST, CNSSI 4009, and DoD policies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with 3+ years in a cloud security role and a deep knowledge of cloud security across cloud environments.
• Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Demonstrated experience in incident response, log correlation, and risk assessments.
• The ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex information Strong communication and leadership skills; capable of briefing executives and managing cross-functional security efforts.
• Preferred certifications including: CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH strongly preferred.
• The ability and willingness to work onsite 5 days a week in Washington, DC,
• An active Top Secret Clearance

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

Select positions at Planet Technologies have Federal Agency Clearance Requirements and may require up to a 10-year background investigation and/or US Citizenship (clearable).

Salaries for Cybersecurity Engineers at Planet Technologies range from $120,000 and $190,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.

Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more about us. Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies 2026-2027 Benefits Guide