Senior IT & Security Engineer — US Office Lead

DroneShield; Warrenton (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DroneShield, a global counter-drone leader, seeks a Senior IT & Security Engineer to own Warrenton’s IT operations and security engineering. You will implement and audit CMMC/NIST 800-171 controls, support end-user IT, identity management, and incident response.

You’ll work closely with global IT and Security teams to align local priorities with corporate governance, risk management, and compliance requirements in a high-accountability environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across IT infrastructure, service management, and security-conscious environments.
• Hands-on experience in security operations, systems security, or security engineering.
• Working knowledge of CMMC 2.0 / NIST SP 800-171 requirements with practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, and MDM/Intune.
• Experience managing firewalls, VPNs, and secure network integrations.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Entra ID, SSO, CA, MFA, and role-based access.
• Strong endpoint security, patching, and system hardening with MDM (Intune).
• Experience in incident response, investigation, containment, remediation.
• Capable of balancing hands-on work with higher-priority security tasks in a small team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reliable, secure IT services for the U.S. office and support the company’s security strategy.
• Own local IT service delivery, including ticketing, prioritization, escalation, and SLA performance.
• Provide hands-on support for hardware, software, and access issues; act as escalation point.
• Administer identity and access controls across users and devices using Entra ID (SSO, MFA).
• Integrate business apps with SSO, MFA, CA, and modern authentication mechanisms.
• Administer endpoint security controls, including patching and hardening via MDM/Intune.
• Manage network security, firewall, VPNs, and secure integrations.
• Lead local incident triage and response, with investigation, containment, remediation, and reports.
• Support CMMC/NIST readiness activities, including evidence collection and remediation tracking.
• Plan and manage the local IT/security budget aligned to priorities.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Security operations

CMMC 2.0 / NIST SP 800-171

EDR / SIEM / vulnerability mgmt / MDM

Firewall & VPN management

Identity & access management (Entra ID

Endpoint security & patching

Incident response

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Job description

DroneShield, a global counter-drone leader, seeks a Senior IT & Security Engineer to own Warrenton’s IT operations and security engineering. You will implement and audit CMMC/NIST 800-171 controls, support end-user IT, identity management, and incident response.

You’ll work closely with global IT and Security teams to align local priorities with corporate governance, risk management, and compliance requirements in a high-accountability environment.