Remote Senior Cyber Security Engineer — Zero-Trust & Cloud

Everforth ECS; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to work remotely. You will bring deep technical expertise in regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and cross-functional leadership to protect Veterans’ data and VA systems.

Responsibilities include mapping controls to FISMA/HIPAA, conducting vulnerability assessments, and guiding ZTA initiatives across cloud and on-prem environments. This role requires 8+ years in security with DoD/VA awareness.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, federal or VA env preferred.
• 8+ years securing enterprise networks, cloud, and hybrid architectures.
• 8+ years coding/scripting for security tasks (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Familiarity with NIST, SANS, CIS frameworks and FedRAMP/VA security standards.
• Strong knowledge of Windows, Linux, VMs, containers, server admin.

Responsibilities

• Protect Veterans’ data and VA systems through compliant security controls.
• Lead strategic cyber security efforts and cross-functional teams.
• Map security controls to regulatory requirements (FISMA, HIPAA for VA).
• Develop and enforce security policies; run vulnerability assessments.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Enterprise security

Python/PowerShell/Bash

NIST/SANS/CIS frameworks

Federal security standards

Windows/Linux/VMs

Zero-trust concepts

Threat detection/mitigation

Tools

Elastic

Splunk

Wireshark

Kali Linux

Invicti

Job description

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to work remotely. You will bring deep technical expertise in regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and cross-functional leadership to protect Veterans’ data and VA systems.

Responsibilities include mapping controls to FISMA/HIPAA, conducting vulnerability assessments, and guiding ZTA initiatives across cloud and on-prem environments. This role requires 8+ years in security with DoD/VA awareness.