Junior Security Engineer - Zero Trust & DevSecOps

Jimmy Jazz; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros, supporting DHS cybersecurity services, seeks a Junior Security Engineer for on-site work in a Government SCIF in Washington, DC. You will maintain and automate security tools, support Zero Trust activities, and develop dashboards and audit capabilities.

You will work with Nessus/ACAS, STIG updates, and DevSecOps pipelines while coordinating with ISSOs and security teams in a fast-paced mission environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Computer Science or 4+ years in IT/cybersecurity.
• At least 1 year of experience in security engineering, systems administration, or DevSecOps.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship; willing to undergo a DHS polygraph.
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Python, PowerShell, or shell scripting.
• Knowledge of DISA STIGs and configuration compliance scanning.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux audit logging concepts.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture principles.
• Skilled with Nessus/ACAS or SCAP tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot tool and script issues.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams.
• CompTIA Security+ or AWS/Azure fundamentals cert.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD or Splunk.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update cybersecurity tools like ACAS/Nessus, SCAP, SonarQube, and GitLab.
• Update STIGs quarterly and Nessus plug-in IDs monthly.
• Develop and troubleshoot scripts to automate STIGs in the DevSecOps pipeline.
• Organize security data into near-real-time dashboards in GRC or approved tool.
• Support IPS 500-27 audit requirements and build audit dashboards with ISSOs.
• Support Zero Trust capability gap analysis, roadmap, and dashboards.
• Maintain tracking for network device end-of-life and end-of-service dates.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Shell scripting

Zero Trust

Nessus/ACAS

SCAP tools

GitLab CI/CD

Splunk

DevSecOps

Windows/Linux auditing

DISA STIGs

Troubleshooting

Office 365 Teams

Education

BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Computer Science

Tools

Nessus/ACAS

SCAP tools

GitLab CI/CD

Splunk

Job description

Tharros, supporting DHS cybersecurity services, seeks a Junior Security Engineer for on-site work in a Government SCIF in Washington, DC. You will maintain and automate security tools, support Zero Trust activities, and develop dashboards and audit capabilities.

You will work with Nessus/ACAS, STIG updates, and DevSecOps pipelines while coordinating with ISSOs and security teams in a fast-paced mission environment.