Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II

Jobtailor; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior security software engineer to design and build zero-trust authentication and authorization frameworks. You will create reusable libraries, APIs, and reference implementations, and develop developer guides to streamline secure integrations with security services.

You will implement fine-grained access control patterns and collaborate with architects to meet performance, usability, and compliance requirements in IL6+ environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or related roles.
• Active TS/SCI + CI Poly clearance.
• Strong experience designing, developing, and deploying application components leveraging AWS cloud services in IL6+ classified environments.
• Expert-level experience implementing authentication and authorization frameworks (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML).
• Strong, repeat experience with commercial or open-source identity and access management platforms (e.g., ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, Ping Identity).
• Strong expertise with fine-grained access control models (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).
• Expert proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python) for building frameworks and libraries.
• Solid experience with zero trust architecture and principles.
• Experience creating developer documentation and integration guides.
• Strong grasp of secure coding practices and software development lifecycle (SDLC) security.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, libraries, APIs, and reference implementations for zero trust authentication and authorization.
• Create developer guides, documentation, and best practices to enable smooth integration with security services.
• Implement and support fine-grained authorization patterns (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure security services meet performance, usability, and compliance requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and provide guidance to development teams on secure coding and integration practices.
• Research emerging zero trust and identity/access management technologies to recommend improvements.

Skills

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SAML

Zero Trust Architecture

Fine-Grained Access Control

Entitlements

Row-Level Security

ABAC

Java

Go

Python

Secure Coding Practices

SDLC Security

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

AWS

ForgeRock

Okta

Keycloak

Ping Identity

Job description

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, libraries, APIs, and reference implementations for zero trust authentication and authorization.
• Create developer guides, documentation, and best practices to enable smooth integration with security services.
• Implement and support fine-grained authorization patterns (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure security services meet performance, usability, and compliance requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and provide guidance to development teams on secure coding and integration practices.
• Research emerging zero trust and identity/access management technologies to recommend improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or related roles.
• Bachelors degree OR experience may used in lieu of degree.
• Active TS/SCI + CI Poly clearance.
• Strong experience designing, developing, and deploying application components leveraging AWS cloud services in IL6+ classified environments.
• Expert-level experience implementing authentication and authorization frameworks (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML).
• Strong, repeat experience with commercial or open-source identity and access management platforms (e.g., ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, Ping Identity).
• Strong expertise with fine-grained access control models (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC).
• Expert proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python) for building frameworks and libraries.
• Solid experience with zero trust architecture and principles.
• Experience creating developer documentation and integration guides.
• Strong grasp of secure coding practices and software development lifecycle (SDLC) security.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expert-level proficiency in designing and implementing authentication and authorization frameworks, with a strong focus on zero trust architecture and secure coding practices. Proven ability to develop reusable libraries and APIs while ensuring compliance and performance in classified environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Expert-Level Experience With OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML
• Strong Experience With AWS Cloud Services
• Active TS/SCI + CI Poly Clearance
• Strong Expertise With Fine-Grained Access Control Models
• Solid Experience With Zero Trust Architecture

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering
• Security Engineering
• Authentication Frameworks
• Authorization Frameworks
• Programming Languages (Java, Go, Python)
• Secure Coding Practices
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Security
• Fine-Grained Access Control
• Integration Guide Creation
• Developer Documentation

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Code Review Guidance

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree OR Equivalent Experience
• Active TS/SCI + CI Poly Clearance

Industry Keywords

• Zero Trust Authentication
• Identity/Access Management
• Compliance Requirements
• Performance Usability

Tools & Technologies

• AWS Cloud Services
• ForgeRock
• Okta
• Keycloak
• Ping Identity