Remote Security Engineer – FedRAMP/AWS GovCloud & IR

Johnson Technology Systems Inc; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

JTSi (Johnson Technology Systems, Inc.) is seeking a Security Engineer to monitor systems, analyze alerts, and lead incident response for federal workloads. You will identify threats, reduce false positives, and maintain secure configurations in AWS GovCloud environments.

The role involves implementing NIST controls, hardening systems, and producing security posture reports for stakeholders. Remote-friendly with local eligibility near Herndon, VA; onsite four days a week if local.

Qualifications

• 5+ yrs security engineering for a FedRAMP or FISMA Moderate system in an AWS GovCloud environment.
• Hands-on UiPath architecture experience: Orchestrator, attended/unattended robots, Credential Stores, queues, and robot host builds.
• Design and implementation of service account models, credential vaulting, RBAC, separation of duties, and session/audit logging.
• Applied NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 Moderate controls in build decisions across the AC, AU, CM, IA, and SC families.
• STIG/CIS hardening, vulnerability scanning, patch and configuration management.
• Secure SDLC and code review of automation workflows and scripts.
• Ability to translate engineering decisions into control language for the A&A team.
• Microsoft Excel, Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Microsoft Word

Responsibilities

• Monitor systems for abnormal activity and analyze alerts to distinguish threats from false positives.
• Lead incident response: containment, eradication, recovery, post-incident analysis.
• Tune SIEM rules, refine alert thresholds, and integrate new data sources.
• Compile weekly/monthly reports on incident trends and security posture for internal stakeholders.
• Participate in team meetings, threat reviews, and cross-departmental syncs.

Skills

FedRAMP

FISMA

AWS GovCloud

UiPath

RBAC

NIST SP 800-53

STIG/CIS

Secure SDLC

A&A translation

Excel

Communication

Tools

UiPath

AWS GovCloud

Job description

JTSi (Johnson Technology Systems, Inc.) is seeking a Security Engineer to monitor systems, analyze alerts, and lead incident response for federal workloads. You will identify threats, reduce false positives, and maintain secure configurations in AWS GovCloud environments.

The role involves implementing NIST controls, hardening systems, and producing security posture reports for stakeholders. Remote-friendly with local eligibility near Herndon, VA; onsite four days a week if local.