Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer - Federal (DC)

Otoe Missuria Group; Red Rock (OK); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

OMG Federal is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day security operations for a federal program in the Washington, DC area. The role focuses on threat detection, incident response, and automation across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership and deep experience with NIST and FISMA, SIEM, EDR/NDR, and Azure Defender. Security governance and mentorship of junior staff are expectations.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree preferred in cyber security or computer science.
• Six+ years of cybersecurity operations or incident response in federal settings.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR/NDR and cloud security tools.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust.

Aufgaben

• Lead day-to-day cybersecurity operations, including monitoring, detection, analysis, and response to security events.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for incident response, performing root cause analysis and remediation.
• Design, implement, and optimize SIEM use cases, detection rules, and automated response workflows.
• Enhance threat detection capabilities leveraging EDR, NDR, and cloud-native security tools.
• Drive security automation initiatives to improve response times and operational efficiency.
• Support continuous monitoring and compliance efforts aligned with NIST and FISMA frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure hybrid environments (on-premises + Azure cloud).
• Conduct threat hunting activities and proactively identify vulnerabilities or anomalous behavior.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity documentation, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior cybersecurity staff.

Kenntnisse

Cybersecurity operations

Incident response

SIEM

EDR

NDR

Azure security

Defender for Cloud

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in cyber security or computer science

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Cisco security technologies

Jobbeschreibung

OMG Federal is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day security operations for a federal program in the Washington, DC area. The role focuses on threat detection, incident response, and automation across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership and deep experience with NIST and FISMA, SIEM, EDR/NDR, and Azure Defender. Security governance and mentorship of junior staff are expectations.