Security Engineer

CMT Services, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CMT Services, Inc. in Washington, DC, is seeking a Security Engineer to implement security controls, manage identities, and detect threats within federal environments.

The position anchors security into applications and cloud infrastructure, supporting ATO/ATU processes and secure integrations, with a focus on Databricks Lakehouse architectures. This role demands collaboration with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years implementing security controls, IAM, and threat detection in federal environments.
• Define security boundaries, IAM, RBAC, data protection, and secure integration patterns for the Databricks Lakehouse; support USDA security activities.
• Ensuring federal compliance and embedding security into applications and cloud infrastructure.
• Supporting security authorization of federal information systems.

Responsibilities

• Security architecture, IAM, compliance, ATO/ATU support, secure integrations, data protection.
• Enterprise & Data Architecture: architecture blueprints, data inventories, governance standards, decommissioning strategy, FinOps, architecture reviews.
• Systems Integration Engineering: APIs, integrations, interface design, ICDs, ETL/ELT pipelines, interface remediation, integration testing
• Databricks Lakehouse Support: Lakehouse architecture, security design, common data model, migration framework, reporting and analytics

Skills

Security engineering

Identity and access management

Threat detection

Federal compliance

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Cybersecurity/CS

Job description

ABOUT US: CMT Services Inc. is a dynamic and small business supporting Federal, State, and Local government agencies. As an SBA-certified HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), we deliver quality, professional services to supportthe missions and strategic business goals of our clients.

PositionTitle: Security Engineer

Location:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20250

Period of Performance:

Start Date: One 1-year base period plus four 1-year option periods

Place of Performance:

Hybrid

Position Summary: The Security Engineer implements security controls, identity management, and threat detection. Ensures federal compliance and embeds security into applications and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities: Security architecture, IAM, compliance, ATO/ATU support, secure integrations, data protection.

• Enterprise & Data Architecture: Enterprise architecture, data architecture blueprints, system inventories, solution architecture, governance standards, decommissioning strategy, FinOps, architecture reviews.
• Systems Integration Engineering: APIs, integrations, interface design, ICDs, ETL/ELT pipelines, interface remediation, integration testing
• Databricks Lakehouse Support: Lakehouse architecture, security design, common data model, migration framework, reporting and analytics

Required Qualifications:

• Experience (5+ years) implementing security controls, identity and access management, and threat detection in
• federal environments, such as defining security boundaries, identity and access management, role-based access control, data protection, and secure integration patterns for the Databricks Lakehouse; supporting ATO/ATU-related security activities; and ensuring HCM integrations meet USDA security and
• authorization requirements.
• Experience ensuring federal compliance and embedding security into applications and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience supporting security authorization of federal information system

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Equivalent Experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Join Our Team:

At CMT Services, we believe that extraordinary results come from empowering exceptional people. If you're ready to lead innovative projects, solve complex challenges, and contribute to meaningful infrastructure development while advancing your career in a supportive, collaborative environment, we want to hear from you.

Disclaimer:

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