Security Engineer

ASRC Federal; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal is seeking a Security Engineer to support a DHS program in a remote work arrangement. The role focuses on secure solutions across cloud, data centers, networks, and applications, with a Public Trust clearance requirement.

Responsibilities include applying DHS/NIST security frameworks, implementing CEH/AWS/Linux controls, and collaborating with teams on engineering secure systems and continuous compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in application security engineering.
• US Citizen and ability to successfully complete a government issued background investigation.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust. Prior Public Trust or Security Clearance, preferred
• Experience working with federal security requirements (NIST, OMB, DHS, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Understand the DHS security engineering experience.
• Certifications and direct applicable experience in CEH, Amazon, Microsoft, Linux and Cloud.
• Direct DHS experience engineering and integrating secure solutions in cloud, data centers, networks, applications using Linux, Windows, identity solutions, databases, firewalls, and network appliances.
• Experience with Information Assurance Compliance tools (XACT, TAF, etc.)
• Knowledge of Federal Government Authorization processes (NIST 800-53, DHS 4300A, DIACAP).

Skills

Security engineering

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CEH

AWS/Azure

Linux

Windows

NIST/DHS security standards

Job description

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™
ASRC NetCentric is seeking a Security Engineer to support a DHS program.
Work location: Remote
Clearance: Public Trust
Summary: The DHS Program will provide professional services to support application analysis, architectural design, engineering, development, maintenance, and support. Work includes implementation of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate, Flow, and Power Business Intelligent (BI)), SharePoint, Office 365, Azure products and Services, Dataverse, Drupal, Confluence, Jira, and ServiceNow. We will provide a team experienced with design, agile software development, project management, technical architecture, engineering and design, continuous integration and delivery, integration, testing, configuration management, ongoing operations and maintenance, and cloud migration.
The Security Engineer secure solutions across cloud, data centers, networks, applications; interpret security requirements from governing bodies; integrates compliance tooling and processes.

Responsibilities

Without direct supervision, responsibility includes:

• Understanding of the DHS security engineering experience.
• Certifications and direct applicable experience in CEH, Amazon, Microsoft, Linux and Cloud.
• Direct DHS experience engineering and integrating secure solutions in cloud, data centers, networks, applications using Linux, windows, identity solutions, databases, firewalls, and networks appliances.
• Experience with Information Assurance Compliance tools (XACT, TAF, etc.)
• Knowledge of Federal Government Authorization processes (NIST 800-53,DHS 4300A, DIACAP).
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in application security engineering support.
• US Citizen and ability to successfully complete a government issued background investigation.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust. Prior Public Trust or Security Clearance, preferred
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities; able to turn ambiguous requirements into actionable plans.
• Experience working in a highly technical environment, be well versed in the current state of Information Security and be able to interpret security requirements of relevant governing bodies (NIST, OMB, DHS, etc.).
  

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.