Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: IAM & Vulnerability Defense

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is seeking a Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure systems across complex enterprise environments. This role supports security architecture, IAM, authentication and authorization hardening, vulnerability management, and continuous security monitoring throughout the system lifecycle.

The Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer will work with cross-functional teams to ensure security requirements are embedded in system designs, identify and track

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, systems security, or related technical cybersecurity disciplines.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, or securing enterprise systems and technical environments.
• Experience with identity and access management (IAM), authentication, authorization, and least-privilege security principles.
• Experience identifying, assessing, tracking, and supporting remediation of system vulnerabilities.
• Experience implementing or supporting continuous security monitoring and vulnerability management processes.
• Knowledge of security architecture, system hardening, secure configuration, and security control implementation.
• Experience with security monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint security, or cloud security technologies.
• Understanding of system lifecycle management and the integration of security requirements throughout system design, implementation, and operations.
• Experience analyzing technical security findings and identifying appropriate remediation or risk mitigation actions.
• Experience documenting security findings, technical requirements, remediation activities, and system security information.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems and technical solutions with security requirements incorporated throughout the system lifecycle
• Support security architecture and engineering activities to ensure systems align with established security requirements and best practices
• Implement and maintain identity and access management (IAM) controls, including authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Apply least-privilege principles and access controls to reduce unauthorized access and security risk
• Assess and harden systems, configurations, authentication mechanisms, and authorization controls
• Identify, assess, document, and track vulnerabilities across systems and environments
• Partner with technical teams to prioritize and remediate identified vulnerabilities and security weaknesses
• Conduct follow-up assessments and continuous monitoring to identify newly introduced or recurring vulnerabilities
• Implement and support tools and processes used for vulnerability identification, security monitoring, and control validation
• Monitor systems and security data to identify potential vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses, threats, and anomalous activity
• Support security activities throughout the system lifecycle, including design, implementation, operation, maintenance, and system changes
• Evaluate technical changes and system configurations for potential security impacts
• Collaborate with system administrators, cloud engineers, software engineers, cybersecurity teams, and other technical stakeholders to implement and maintain security controls
• Support security documentation, technical findings, remediation tracking, and reporting aligned with established security requirements
• Maintain awareness of evolving vulnerabilities, threats, security technologies, and cybersecurity engineering practices
• Preferred: Experience with CrowdStrike, Tanium, Wiz, Splunk; GRC platforms; cloud security; federal requirements

Skills

Security engineering

Security architecture

IAM

Vulnerability management

Continuous monitoring

Cloud security

Security controls

System lifecycle

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CrowdStrike

Tanium

Wiz

Splunk

Job description

Unknown is seeking a Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure systems across complex enterprise environments. This role supports security architecture, IAM, authentication and authorization hardening, vulnerability management, and continuous security monitoring throughout the system lifecycle.

The Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer will work with cross-functional teams to ensure security requirements are embedded in system designs, identify and track