Remote Baseline Security Engineer — CIS/STIG & Risk

Agile Defense, Inc.; United States; A distancia; USD 135.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Retirement Plan

Learning and Development

Descripción de la vacante

Agile Defense, Inc. is seeking a Baseline Security Engineer to support one of our clients in a remote capacity.

The role focuses on cybersecurity operations, compliance, and risk management to protect critical systems and support mission-focused objectives. The candidate will implement and maintain security controls, conduct assessments, and collaborate with technical teams to address vulnerabilities while ensuring adherence to NIST and CIS/STIG benchmarks.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years supporting IT operations
• Experience creating security baselines using CIS and STIG benchmarks
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-series guidance for risk management and security control implementation, including 800-30, 800-37, 800-53, 800-60, 800-63, 800-115, 800-137
• Familiarity with NVD/CVE databases and vulnerability management processes
• Ability to translate security baseline requirements into high-level FISMA/NIST obligations and client-specific security controls
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination
• Capability to modify CIS/STIG benchmarks to meet organizational needs

Responsabilidades

• Support implementation and maintenance of cybersecurity controls and compliance assessments
• Identify and mitigate risks and support audits and security reviews
• Maintain documentation and collaborate with technical teams to address vulnerabilities

Conocimientos

Security baselines using CIS/STIG

NIST 800 guidance

Vulnerability databases (NVD) & CVE

Compliance assessments

Risk management

FISMA/NIST mapping to requirements

Public Trust / Suitability process

Security controls implementation

Documentation maintenance

Cross-team collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's Degree

Herramientas

AWS

Azure

OpenShift

CloudFormation

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Agile Defense, Inc. is seeking a Baseline Security Engineer to support one of our clients in a remote capacity.

The role focuses on cybersecurity operations, compliance, and risk management to protect critical systems and support mission-focused objectives. The candidate will implement and maintain security controls, conduct assessments, and collaborate with technical teams to address vulnerabilities while ensuring adherence to NIST and CIS/STIG benchmarks.