Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Zero Trust & RMF - Onsite

Socket.dev; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IT Security Engineer Senior to support the 16AF/AF IC zero-trust initiative at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland. This onsite role requires ensuring cyber requirements for mission systems, RMF activities, and secure cloud architectures are implemented and monitored.

Ideal candidates have TS/SCI clearance, 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, and DoD/IC background with NIST guidance. Strong communication and collaboration with program managers and officials are essential.

Qualifications

• Clearance: TS/SCI.
• 8+ years of information security or cybersecurity engineering experience, including federal/DoD experience.
• Active certification meeting DoD 8570 IAT III.
• Understanding of RMF and security control design.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-37/800-53/800-53A.
• Experience with cloud security and Zero Trust.
• Strong communication, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead RMF activities across moderate- to high-impact systems.
• Develop and tailor security controls using NIST/DoD requirements.
• Prepare SSPs, SARs, POAs/Milestones, risk assessments, and authorization packages.
• Advise on cybersecurity risks and remediation strategies to stakeholders.
• Assess cloud architectures for security/compliance; support Zero Trust.
• Conduct security control assessments and continuous monitoring.
• Coordinate remediation and risk acceptance processes.
• Develop cybersecurity documentation and executive-level recommendations.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

RMF activities

NIST/NIST SP 800-37

Zero Trust

Cloud security

SIEM

communication

security control tailoring

authorization packages

Education

DoD 8570 IAT III certification

High school diploma

Tools

eMASS

Archer

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

ServiceNow GRC

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IT Security Engineer Senior to support the 16AF/AF IC zero-trust initiative at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland. This onsite role requires ensuring cyber requirements for mission systems, RMF activities, and secure cloud architectures are implemented and monitored.

Ideal candidates have TS/SCI clearance, 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, and DoD/IC background with NIST guidance. Strong communication and collaboration with program managers and officials are essential.