Senior Security & Compliance Engineer - DoD Cloud Platform

LMI Consulting, LLC; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking a Staff Security & Compliance Engineer to build security and authorization into a U.S. Army enterprise data platform in Newport News, Virginia.

This role focuses on making secure delivery repeatable and leading the platform's authorization efforts while collaborating with engineers to automate controls, evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and remediation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in security engineering, DoD RMF/ATO, cloud security, and automation, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in cybersecurity, CS, or engineering.
• 8+ years in security engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps, or federal authorization.
• Led DoD RMF and ATO activities, with strong NIST controls knowledge.
• Experience securing cloud-hosted or enterprise platforms and automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own the security-engineering and authorization approach for a secure cloud data platform.
• Lead Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate activities.
• Translate security requirements into technical controls and executable engineering work.
• Automate compliance evidence, control validation, monitoring, and reporting where practical.
• Integrate security into infrastructure, software-delivery pipelines, and platform operations.
• Partner with engineers to identify risks, resolve findings, and improve the platform's security posture.
• Maintain authorization documentation and communicate technical risk to government and program leadership.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

DevSecOps

DoD RMF/ATO

NIST controls

Automation / IaC

Engineer collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

LMI is seeking a Staff Security & Compliance Engineer to build security and authorization into a U.S. Army enterprise data platform in Newport News, Virginia.

This role focuses on making secure delivery repeatable and leading the platform's authorization efforts while collaborating with engineers to automate controls, evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and remediation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in security engineering, DoD RMF/ATO, cloud security, and automation, with