Senior Security Systems Engineer — On-Site DC

Anavationllc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Life Insurance

Job summary

AnaVation is seeking a Sr. Systems Security Engineer/System Administrator to assist with engineering and administration tasks across Windows, Linux, and Unix variants. The role involves applying DISA STIGs, securing virtualization platforms, and coordinating with client leadership.

The ideal candidate will engage with senior team members and ISSOs, manage vulnerability scans, and contribute to secure architectures and RMF/NIST compliance in a public‑trust Washington, DC environment.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of information system engineering and configuration management.
• Experience implementing security controls and secure system design.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on engineering, administration, and securing of multiple operating systems.
• Apply DISA STIGs across vendor technologies and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with ISSOs and stakeholders to implement security controls and accreditation activities.
• Conduct vulnerability scans, remediation, and system hardening.
• Present vulnerability analyses to leadership and drive incident response efforts.

Skills

Security engineering

Vulnerability management

Windows/Linux administration

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash)

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Splunk

Tenable/Nessus

CrowdStrike

SCCM

VMware/Hyper‑V

Job description

AnaVation is seeking a Sr. Systems Security Engineer/System Administrator to assist with engineering and administration tasks across Windows, Linux, and Unix variants. The role involves applying DISA STIGs, securing virtualization platforms, and coordinating with client leadership.

The ideal candidate will engage with senior team members and ISSOs, manage vulnerability scans, and contribute to secure architectures and RMF/NIST compliance in a public‑trust Washington, DC environment.