ISSE: Cloud Security, RMF & DevSecOps Lead

AnaVation LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Vision insurance

401k match

Competitive pay

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

AnaVation is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support a high visibility DoD contract. You will design, implement, and sustain security controls across the software development lifecycle in agile and DevSecOps environments.

Responsibilities include integrating security into cloud-native applications, RMF authorization efforts, continuous monitoring, and Zero Trust implementations, partnering with government teams, developers, and cyber operations personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, information technology, or related field.
• Nine or more years supporting DoD or Intelligence Community cybersecurity missions.
• Nine or more years of cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, RMF, DevSecOps, or cloud security experience.
• Experience implementing cybersecurity controls within cloud-native or containerized environments.
• Experience supporting RMF implementation and security engineering activities.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, RMF, STIG implementation, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Integrate cybersecurity requirements into cloud-native applications, Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized workloads throughout the software development lifecycle
• Engineer and implement security controls supporting RMF authorization, Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO), and continuous monitoring objectives
• Identify, assess, and remediate cybersecurity vulnerabilities through vulnerability management, security engineering, and technical risk mitigation activities
• Design and implement Zero Trust security architectures, container hardening, and cloud security best practices across mission environments
• Collaborate daily with Government leadership, Cyber Operations Teams (COT), Cyber Penetration Teams (CPT), software developers, cloud engineers, and cybersecurity assessors to integrate security into Agile and DevSecOps workflows
• Support cybersecurity assessments, penetration testing, security control validation, and remediation of assessment findings
• Implement and maintain STIGs, security baselines, and secure configuration standards across development, testing, staging, production, and classified environments
• Evaluate cybersecurity risks and develop technical security solutions that balance mission requirements with enterprise security objectives
• Implement cybersecurity automation, improving engineering efficiencies, and strengthening the overall security posture
• Enable the delivery of resilient, mission-ready software capabilities that support secure operations and accelerate capability delivery to the warfighter
• Serve as the cybersecurity lead supporting all contract value streams

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

DevSecOps

RMF

Cloud security

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD pipelines

STIGs/Hardening

Job description

AnaVation is seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support a high visibility DoD contract. You will design, implement, and sustain security controls across the software development lifecycle in agile and DevSecOps environments.

Responsibilities include integrating security into cloud-native applications, RMF authorization efforts, continuous monitoring, and Zero Trust implementations, partnering with government teams, developers, and cyber operations personnel.