Senior Cyber Security Engineer TS Clearance Remote/Hybrid

Azusa Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Long term/short term disability

Life insurance

401(k) plan with match available

Employee referral incentive

Remote or Hybrid telework arrangements

Job summary

Azusa Solutions is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our team of consultants in the DC area. Eligible candidates must have an active Top Secret clearance and be local to DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining security systems and data protection measures to ensure resilience against evolving threats. You will conduct security audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments, monitor for anomalies,

Qualifications

• Ability to write clear security and compliance documentation.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management across engineers, ISSOs, and assessors.
• Ability to read and discuss architecture documentation and design diagrams.
• Basic understanding of Cloud, networking, identity and access management, security, and logging concepts as they relate to security controls.
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipeline concepts, and vulnerability management workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, monitor, and maintain security systems, networks, and data protection measures.
• Conduct regular security audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments.
• Monitor systems for anomalies, investigate incidents, and apply patches or configuration changes to close gaps.
• Develop and maintain incident response plans, ensuring business continuity during and after security breaches.
• Create, update, and enforce security policies, standards, and operating procedures aligned with industry best practices.

Skills

Security documentation

Stakeholder management

Architecture diagrams

Cloud basics

CI/CD practices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Tools

Version control

CI/CD pipelines

Vulnerability management

Job description

Azusa Solutions is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our team of consultants in the DC area. Eligible candidates must have an active Top Secret clearance and be local to DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining security systems and data protection measures to ensure resilience against evolving threats. You will conduct security audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments, monitor for anomalies,