Mission-Critical ISSE: Secure AI, Cloud & Gov Systems

Accrete; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accrete, an agentic managed services company, is seeking an ISSE Mid to secure AI and data systems across government and enterprise environments in Alexandria, VA. You will bridge software engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance, turning security requirements into tangible controls and architectures.

You will partner with software, DevOps, security, data science, and government stakeholders to design, implement, and maintain secure systems, architectures, and authorization programs, enabling

Qualifications

• Experience with RMF and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Experience implementing NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Ability translate security requirements into practical engineering solutions.
• Hands-on work with modern software, cloud environments, and government security practices.

Responsibilities

• Apply security engineering principles throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Define and document system security requirements and controls.
• Analyze architectures for security risks and attack vectors.
• Develop ATO-ready security architectures for AI, data, cloud, and enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security controls into designs.
• Support security assessments, vulnerability remediation, and continuous monitoring.
• Maintain system security documentation and artifacts.
• Evaluate security impact of proposed changes.
• Support reviews of new technologies, APIs, and integrations.
• Ensure designs comply with government security requirements.

Skills

Security engineering

RMF

NIST 800-53

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Automation scripting

Job description

Accrete, an agentic managed services company, is seeking an ISSE Mid to secure AI and data systems across government and enterprise environments in Alexandria, VA. You will bridge software engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance, turning security requirements into tangible controls and architectures.

You will partner with software, DevOps, security, data science, and government stakeholders to design, implement, and maintain secure systems, architectures, and authorization programs, enabling