Cybersecurity Engineer — Federal IT Audit & Zero Trust Expert

Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support a DHS project. The role focuses on audit findings, federal compliance, and improving security posture across people, processes, and technology.

The ideal candidate has CISSP/CISM/CISA/CEH/CCSP certifications, 5+ years in federal or defense contexts, and strong analytical and communication skills. Onsite work in the DC area with potential remote collaboration is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting federal agencies or defense organizations.
• Familiarity with FITARA, OMB A-11/A-130, FISMA, TIC 3.0, FedRAMP, Section 508, and Zero Trust.
• Experience reviewing IT cybersecurity operations, infrastructure, application delivery, help desk services, reporting, or PPM functions.
• Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• U.S. Citizenship, MD/DC/VA resident preferred.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, or CCSP

Responsibilities

• Advise on security and compliance implications of audit findings
• Align recommendations with federal cybersecurity expectations
• Support non-intrusive review of security posture and controls
• Assess compliance with standards such as Zero Trust 2.0 and Post-Quantum Cryptography
• Conduct structured interviews with IT leadership, business stakeholders, and operational teams
• Review policies, SOPs, architecture documents, inventories, SLAs, PPM artifacts, dashboards, performance reports, and prior audits
• Perform lightweight technical reviews of monitoring tools, configurations, ITSM systems, and PPM tools
• Analyze operational and project metrics, including incident volumes, resolution times, change success rates, project delivery performance, and dashboard usage
• Assess maturity, identify strengths and gaps, and document root causes across people, process, tools, governance, and culture
• Develop findings, recommendations, and a prioritized roadmap for improvement
• Prepare executive briefings, working session materials, and final audit reports
• Support optional implementation
• Collaborate with client teams onsite or remotely as needed, including coordination with federal stakeholders.
• Attend meetings in person in the DC Area

Skills

Security auditing

Written communication

Presentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support a DHS project. The role focuses on audit findings, federal compliance, and improving security posture across people, processes, and technology.

The ideal candidate has CISSP/CISM/CISA/CEH/CCSP certifications, 5+ years in federal or defense contexts, and strong analytical and communication skills. Onsite work in the DC area with potential remote collaboration is expected.