Senior Security Engineer, Security Architect

Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS); Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 179,401 - 211,060; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

401(k)

Long and short-term disability

Job summary

Boston Government Services, LLC. (BGS) is seeking a Senior Security Engineer-Security Architect for its Evergreen Talent Pool to support clients across the United States.

The role involves senior technical engineering, security tool administration, cloud and on-prem security, and risk reduction across diverse environments. Responsibilities include monitoring security tools and logs, implementing and optimizing cybersecurity infrastructure, and providing architectural guidance and operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent is required.
• Senior experience in cybersecurity engineering, architecture, or security operations.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-class security tools (SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, PAM).

Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools, dashboards, logs, alerts for incidents.
• Engineer, implement, maintain, and optimize cybersecurity tools and infra.
• Support SIEM, EDR, NGFW, IDS/IPS, DLP, PAM, cloud security, and related tech.
• Provide security architecture recommendations and integration guidance.
• Troubleshoot security issues in hardware, software, or infrastructure.
• Support patching, tuning, backups, audit logs, and docs.
• Identify gaps and recommend visibility and resilience improvements.
• Create reports and data for system administration and engineering.

Skills

Senior cybersecurity engineering

Security architecture

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

DLP

PAM

Cloud security

WAF

Job description

Boston Government Services, LLC. (BGS) has created this Evergreen Talent Pool post for gathering qualified candidates for a position relating to Senior Security Engineer-Security Architect to support our clients in various locations across the US.

BGS is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. We leverage our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client's mission needs and strategic direction.

Work that Matters. People that Matter More. At BGS, we believe meaningful work starts with great people. We foster a culture built on respect, collaboration, and accountability—where employees are empowered to contribute ideas, grow professionally, and make an impact. We care about our employees’ well-being through competitive benefits, clear expectations, and an environment that values both excellence and connection.

If you align with BGS’ company values and culture, we would love for you to explore opportunities to join our growing team by checking out the job description below!

Responsibilities

The Senior Security Engineer-Security Architect provides senior technical engineering support for client security tools, infrastructure, architecture, integrations, operations, modernization, and risk reduction. This role supports implementation, maintenance, optimization, and availability of cybersecurity systems across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.

• Monitor security tools, dashboards, logs, alerts, and event queues for potential incidents.
• Engineer, implement, maintain, operate, and optimize cybersecurity tools and infrastructure.
• Support SIEM, EDR, NGFW, IDS/IPS, DLP, PAM, cloud security, WAF, and related cybersecurity technologies.
• Provide security architecture recommendations, configuration guidance, integration support, and operational improvement recommendations.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, application, and infrastructure security issues.
• Support security tool patching, tuning, availability, backup, audit log review, configuration management, and maintenance documentation.
• Identify infrastructure gaps and recommend enhancements to improve visibility, resilience, and protection.
• Develop or support system administration and engineering gap reports, test analysis reports, uptime reports, tool maintenance logs, and configuration management data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• Senior experience in cybersecurity engineering, architecture, security tool administration, infrastructure security, or cloud/on-premise security operations.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-class SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, PAM, cloud security, and/or related tools.
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements, secure configuration, monitoring, patching, availability management, and incident response integration.
• Ability to produce technical documentation and brief recommendations to technical and program stakeholders.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Successful drug screening.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge.

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS security certifications, GIAC, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Splunk, Microsoft Security, or equivalent vendor certifications.

Location/Work Arrangement

• Schedule is full-time, Monday – Friday 40-hour week, 4/10’s, or 9/80’s and may require on call or overnight shifts depending on contract needs.
• This position may be fully onsite or hybrid/remote depending on the needs of the specific contract.

BGS offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short-Term Disability.

Starting compensation for this role typical salary ranges between $179,401 – $211,060 annually is commensurate with experience relative to the position and may vary based on candidate geographical location.

Eeo

BGS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Exclusive Agreement Disclaimer

BGS has standing contracts with federal agencies throughout the United States. We require an affirmative exclusive agreement to represent all candidates to our clients. By submitting this application, you are consenting to allow BGS to represent you as a candidate for the role in which you are applying.

Schedule is full-time, Monday – Friday 40-hour week, 4/10’s, or 9/80’s and may require on call or overnight shifts depending on contract needs.