Information System Security Engineer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer to support security across federal cloud and enterprise systems in a Washington, DC hybrid role. The position emphasizes cloud security engineering, secure architecture, and lifecycle security integration.

Requirements include 6+ years in cybersecurity with 2+ years ISSE, a Bachelor's in a relevant field, and strong Azure/AWS security experience.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of cybersecurity experience with 2+ years ISSE experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong experience with Azure or AWS cloud security and networking.
• Experience with application security, DevSecOps, and threat modeling.
• Knowledge of NIST RMF, FedRAMP, and related federal security frameworks.
• CISSP or CCSP certification.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls across Azure, AWS, and enterprise environments.
• Assess cloud architectures, networking, firewalls, and security configurations.
• Integrate security requirements across applications, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct security impact assessments and threat modeling.
• Support ISSOs with authorization and accreditation activities.
• Apply security best practices across DevSecOps, containers, and Infrastructure as Code.

Skills

Cloud security

Security architecture

DevSecOps

Threat modeling

NIST RMF

FedRAMP

CISSP/CCSP

Public Trust

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

A growing cybersecurity firm is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineerto support the security of federal cloud and enterprise systems. This is a hybrid role based in Washington, DC, focused on cloud security engineering, secure architecture, and integrating security throughout the system lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls across Azure, AWS, and enterprise environments.
• Assess cloud architectures, networking, firewalls, and security configurations.
• Integrate security requirements across applications, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct security impact assessments and threat modeling.
• Support ISSOs with authorization and accreditation activities.
• Apply security best practices across DevSecOps, containers, and Infrastructure as Code.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 2+ years of ISSE experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong experience with Azure or AWS cloud security and networking.
• Experience with application security, DevSecOps, and threat modeling.
• Knowledge of NIST RMF, FedRAMP, and related federal security frameworks.
• CISSP or equivalent and CCSP certification.
• Currently hold a Public Trust or have the ability to obtain one.
• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week in Washington, DC.