Information Security Engineer

US Congressional Budget Office; Washington (District of Columbia); Híbrido; USD 120.000 - 185.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Congressional Budget Office is seeking an Information Security Engineer to help protect mission-critical information systems. This role supports an effective security program through engineering, monitoring, and continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities.

You will work on a hybrid schedule in Washington, DC, with opportunities to strengthen defenses across tooling, threat intelligence, and federal security requirements.

Formación

• US citizenship or permanent resident seeking citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a top-secret security clearance.
• 8 to 10 years of information technology experience.
• 5+ years in risk analysis, auditing, zero trust, vulnerabilities, and threat hunting.
• Demonstrated expertise across a variety of security systems and technologies.
• Recent experience with cloud security, firewall deployment, malware detection, and OS administration.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Knowledge of AI and machine learning fundamentals.
• Strong verbal and written communication to diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and participate in security incident investigations, supporting containment and remediation.
• Design, implement, and fine‑tune security tools and solutions (CheckPoint EDR, VPN, iBoss, QRadar).
• Develop and maintain detection rules, alerts, and dashboards to improve visibility.
• Integrate threat intelligence feeds to strengthen correlation and alerting.
• Troubleshoot performance issues across security tools and related systems.
• Monitor security events and respond to alerts from SIEM and tools.
• Align engineering with federal requirements including NIST 800-53, FISMA, and FedRAMP.
• Evaluate improvements to security tools and processes.
• Stay current on threats and best practices to evolve the security environment.
• Track tasks to ensure work is completed efficiently.

Conocimientos

Security incident investigation

Threat hunting

Cloud security

NIST 800-53

MITRE ATT&CK

Firewall deployment

Penetration testing

Communication skills

Windows/Linux administration

AI and ML fundamentals

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/cybersecurity

CISSP/CISM/CompTIA Cloud+/Security+

Herramientas

Checkpoint EDR

CheckPoint VPN

iBoss

QRadar

SIEM

NIST 800-53

FISMA

FedRAMP

MITRE ATT&CK

Zero trust architecture

Windows

Linux

AI and machine learning

Descripción del empleo

The Congressional Budget Office is seeking an Information Security Engineer to help protect mission-critical information systems. This role supports an effective security program through engineering, monitoring, and continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities. You will work on a hybrid schedule in Washington, DC, with opportunities to strengthen defenses across tooling, threat intelligence, and federal security requirements.

What you will do

• Lead and participate in security incident investigations, supporting rapid containment and remediation.
• Design, implement, and fine-tune security tools and solutions, including CheckPoint EDR, CheckPoint VPN, iBoss, QRadar, and other security platforms.
• Develop and maintain detection rules, alerts, and dashboards to improve visibility and enhance threat detection.
• Integrate and optimize threat intelligence feeds to strengthen correlation and alerting.
• Troubleshoot performance issues across security tools and related systems.
• Actively monitor and manage security events, responding to alerts from SIEM and security tools.
• Align engineering and operations work with federal requirements, including NIST 800-53, FISMA, and FedRAMP.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to security tools and processes.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices to continuously evolve the security environment.
• Track tasks to ensure work is completed efficiently.

Required qualifications

• US citizenship or current permanent residents seeking citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a top-secret security clearance.
• 8 to 10 years of information technology experience.
• At least 5 years of recent experience in risk analysis, analyzing audit logs, developing a zero trust architecture, identifying system vulnerabilities, and performing threat hunting to proactively mitigate risk.
• Demonstrated expertise across a variety of security systems and technologies currently in place.
• Recent experience with cloud security and advanced threat defense, firewall implementation and system penetration technology, malware detection, and network operating systems (administration of Windows, Linux, or cloud operating systems is a plus).
• Information technology security concepts, NIST 800-53 controls and requirements, and MITRE ATT&CK framework experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of AI and machine learning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical material clearly to senior staff, information systems professionals, and both technical and nontechnical users.

Tools and technologies

Checkpoint EDR, CheckPoint VPN, iBoss, QRadar, SIEM, NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, MITRE ATT&CK, zero trust architecture, Windows, Linux, AI and machine learning.

Education and certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field (preferred).
• CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Cloud+, Security+, Pen Test, and/or other applicable certifications are desirable.

Employment details

• Location: Washington, DC (hybrid). Requires in-person work in the Washington, D.C. office on designated core days.
• Additional in-office days may be required based on operational needs, including on-site support of agency infrastructure and data center operations.
• Periodic travel may be required (approximately once per month) to the agency’s alternate computer facility.
• Not a remote position. Full-time telework is not available.
• Appointment type: Permanent.
• Work schedule: Full-time.
• Salary: $120,000 - $185,000 per year.

This position is covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, as made applicable by the Congressional Accountability Act, as amended.