Subject Matter Expert

Node.Digital; Washington; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic Life

Health Saving Account

401K Matching

Three weeks of PTO/Sick

11 Paid Holidays

Pre-Approved Online Training

Job summary

Node.Digital is seeking a Subject Matter Expert in Washington, DC, requiring an active Secret clearance. The role demands extensive experience in systems engineering, cybersecurity, and security automation across cloud environments.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering and a demonstrated ability to lead enterprise security initiatives, translating RMF/NIST/DISA/STIG guidance into automated, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Security Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years in systems engineering and cybersecurity with 7+ years on security automation, cloud engineering and architecture.
• 5+ years as lead technical authority on enterprise projects, designing and implementing security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead as technical authority on enterprise-level projects and design secure architectures.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements (RMF, NIST, DISA, STIGs) into automated code and operational workflows.

Job description

Subject Matter Expert

Location: Washington, DC

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline

Required Certifications [shall possess one of the following]:

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) CISSP, preferably with an engineering or architecture concentration; Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) / Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP).

Years of Experience:

• Twelve (12) years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering and cybersecurity with at least seven (7) of those years focused on security automation, cloud engineering and architecture.
• Five (5) years of demonstrated experience serving as a lead technical authority on enterprise-level projects, responsible for designing and implementing security solutions not just assessing them.
• Five (5) years of demonstrated experience translating complex regulatory requirements [RMF, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)] and architectural diagrams into functional automated and operational code

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Health Saving Account
• 401K Matching
• Three weeks of PTO/Sick
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training