Senior Security Engineer

Akkodis; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the cloud security team supporting DOJ/FBI environments. The role focuses on advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards.

Based in Washington, DC, the engineer will collaborate with FBI OCIO teams and external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure, mentor junior staff, and lead secure cloud initiatives across hybrid

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with at least 3+ years in a cloud security role.
• Deep technical knowledge of cloud security across enterprise and hybrid environments.
• Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Demonstrated experience with incident response, log correlation, and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Support development of cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.
• Design, implement, and improve secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyze security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.
• Advise platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture practices.
• Coordinate vulnerability management activities and provide remediation recommendations.
• Represent the organization with industry and government security partners.
• Oversee COMSEC operations and cryptographic key management systems (CKMS).
• Ensure compliance with federal and industry standards (NIST, CNSSI 4009, DoD).
• Mentor junior engineers and support security projects from concept to deployment.

Skills

Cloud security

Incident response

Threat modeling

Security architecture

NIST/CNSSI/DoD standards

Tools

CKMS

Job description

Senior Security Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

The Senior Security Engineer is a part of a cloud security team responsible for supporting the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms across DOJ/FBI environments.

This position is responsible for advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and ensuring compliance with enterprise and federal security standards.

The engineer collaborates across multiple FBI OCIO teams and external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the development of enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.
• Support design, implementation, and continuous improvement of secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyze complex security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.
• Guide platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture best practices.
• Coordinate vulnerability management activities and provide actionable recommendations for remediation.
• Represent the organization in coordination with industry and government security partners.
• Oversee COMSEC operations and cryptographic key management systems (CKMS).
• Ensure compliance with federal and industry standards, including NIST, CNSSI 4009, and DoD policies.
• Mentor junior engineers and support security-related projects from concept through deployment.

Required Experience / Knowledge

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with at least 3+ years in a cloud security role.
• Deep technical knowledge of cloud security across enterprise and hybrid environments.
• Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Demonstrated experience with incident response, log correlation, and risk assessment.

Certifications / Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, or GCIH strongly preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills - capable of briefing executives and leading cross-functional security initiatives.

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret (We can hold up to TS/SCI with Poly)

Location: FBI Offices located at the J. Edgar Hoover Building, 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20535