Remote Security Engineer – Cloud & App Security

ICF

Reston (VA)

On-site

USD 98,614 - 167,644

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer
Reasonable accommodations for candidates
Fair interview process

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Security Engineer to support secure environments and applications meeting Federal Security Standards. This remote position requires expertise in security engineering, incident response, and cloud security. You will assess risks, work with teams to document vulnerabilities, and ensure security protocols are in place. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree.

The role supports a hybrid work model for U.S. residents, offering a pay range of $98,614 - $167,644 based on experience.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional security engineering experience.
  • Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
  • Candidate must reside in the U.S. for the last three years.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Static Application Security Testing (SAST) to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Create and update threat models for FISMA systems.
  • Assist with documentation of System Security Plans.

Skills

NIST 800‑53 security controls
System hardening
Incident response activities
Data management and applied cryptography
Cloud security and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Linux command line usage
Scripting in Python, Perl

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Nessus
Snyk
AWS GuardDuty
AWS Inspector

Job description

ICF is seeking a Security Engineer to support secure environments and applications meeting Federal Security Standards. This remote position requires expertise in security engineering, incident response, and cloud security. You will assess risks, work with teams to document vulnerabilities, and ensure security protocols are in place. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree.

The role supports a hybrid work model for U.S. residents, offering a pay range of $98,614 - $167,644 based on experience.

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