Remote Security & ATO Engineer (Federal IT)

ICF Olson; United States; Remote; USD 99,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Security/ATO Engineer for our Digital Modernization Division to coordinate and document security engineering activities for a government modernization effort. The role will help identify, track, and remediate security requirements and findings throughout design, development, testing, and release.

This position is remote with US Eastern time zone hours and requires US citizenship and a successful background check. Candidates must reside in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience supporting federal information-system security, assessment, or authorization activities.
• Experience documenting and tracking security controls, evidence, findings, and remediation actions.
• Working knowledge of secure software development, vulnerability management, and security testing.
• Ability to communicate security requirements to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in Agile delivery teams and collaborate with government and contractor stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate applicable security requirements into actionable engineering and documentation tasks.
• Coordinate security controls evidence, assessment activities, findings, and remediation tracking.
• Review architecture, configurations, code-quality output, and test evidence for security concerns.
• Partner with developers and DevSecOps personnel to address vulnerabilities and secure delivery pipelines.
• Maintain security risks, issues, decisions, and authorization artifacts.
• Support client reviews, status reporting, and authorization-readiness activities.

Skills

US Citizenship required

Public Trust background check

Federal security experience

Stakeholder communication

Agile delivery

CI/CD security

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity / information systems

Tools

Security assessment tools

Vulnerability scanning tools

Job description

ICF is seeking a Security/ATO Engineer for our Digital Modernization Division to coordinate and document security engineering activities for a government modernization effort. The role will help identify, track, and remediate security requirements and findings throughout design, development, testing, and release.

This position is remote with US Eastern time zone hours and requires US citizenship and a successful background check. Candidates must reside in the U.S.