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Sr. Security Engineer

• Posted 6 hours ago • Updated 6 hours ago

Full Time

USD $175,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

GovCIO

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Skills

Recruiting
FOCUS
Shell Scripting
Privacy
Security Impact Analysis
Collaboration
Data Engineering
Use Cases
Security Controls
Data Governance
Analytics
Documentation
Standard Operating Procedure
Security Architecture
Customer Experience
Onboarding
Information Technology
Computer Science
Security Engineering
Cyber Security
Regulatory Compliance
RMF
Risk Management Framework
FedRAMP
Impact Analysis
Risk Assessment
Cloud Security
Identity Management
Analytical Skill
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
Communication
Unix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Linux
Ubuntu
VMware
Amazon EC2
Virtual Private Cloud
Amazon S3
Elasticsearch
Storage
ADF
DevOps
GitHub
IBM
Database
Docker
Amazon Web Services
Kubernetes
Shell
Terraform
Migration
Application Development
Health Care
Databricks
Data Lake
Access Control
ServiceNow
JIRA
Microsoft SharePoint
Workflow
Cloud Computing
Data Warehouse
Provisioning
Extract
Transform
Load
Security+
CISSP
Cisco Certifications
Microsoft Azure
Security Clearance

Summary

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Security Engineer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Data Modernization initiative with a focus on VA environment vulnerability remediation. The Senior Security Engineer will provide expert guidance on cloud security, deliver surge support for data ingestion needs, and help customers efficiently navigate the Security Impact Analysis (SIA) process. This role is critical to enabling secure, rapid, and scalable access to VA cloud environments. This position is fully remote within the United States.

Responsibilities

Performs advanced vulnerability identification, analysis, and remediation across UNIX/Linux systems (UNIX, RedHat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu), VMware infrastructures, and containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS).
Apply security engineering best practices to cloud environments in AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, ECR, ES) and Azure (Key Vaults, Storage Accounts, Databricks), ensuring secure configurations, compliance alignment, and mitigation of risks across application, infrastructure, and data layers using shell scripting, secure baselining, and automated remediation approaches.
Provide end-to-end security support for all aspects of the Data Modernization effort, including secure workspace provisioning, access configurations, and governance controls.
Deliver surge support to help customers ingest additional datasets securely, ensuring compliance with VA security and privacy requirements.
Guide users through the Security Impact Analysis (SIA) process, ensuring documentation accuracy, risk identification, and alignment with VA security standards.
Collaborate with intake, provisioning, and data engineering teams to ensure security requirements are integrated into automated workflows and common use-case configurations.
Review and validate security controls for pre-created workspaces, including service principals, role-based access configurations, linked services, and data access pathways.
Support the rapid provisioning goal by ensuring security checkpoints are met for DevTest and Production environments within required SLAs (1-2 days when applicable).
Act as a security advisor to customers, helping them understand cloud-native tools, data governance policies, and best practices for secure analytics development.
Coordinate with Databricks SMEs, CDW data teams, and VHA Data Lake stewards to validate security configurations and ensure secure data connectivity.
Maintain and update security documentation, standard operating procedures, security architecture diagrams, and onboarding guidance.
Support the "single front door" customer experience by contributing security-focused content related to onboarding, platform policies, and data access procedures.
Help identify blockers that slow security review steps during provisioning and recommend enhancements to streamline approval workflows

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree plus 12 years experience in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or commensurate experience)
- Experience in security engineering, cloud security, or cybersecurity compliance roles.
- Strong understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, or similar governance models.
- Experience conducting or supporting Security Impact Analyses (SIA), risk assessments, or security authorizations.
- Proficiency with Azure cloud security tools, identity and access management (IAM), service principals, and role-based access controls.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams and communicate security requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Expertise: UNIX, RedHat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, VMware, AWS( EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, ECR, ES), Azure ( Azure Resource provisioning, Databricks, key vaults, storage accounts),, ADF, Synapse, Azure DevOps, Github, IBM Rationale tools suite, Cockroach DB, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), Shell, Terraform, Cloud Migration and Application development
- Experience supporting federal government environments, ideally within the Department of Veterans Affairs or healthcare-related systems.
- Familiarity with Databricks security models, data lake access controls, and secure data ingestion processes.
- Experience with automated provisioning workflows, intake systems, or customer enablement platforms.
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow, Jira, SharePoint, or similar platforms used for workflow and ticketing.
- Understanding of cloud data architectures, including data warehouse provisioning, linked services, and data pipeline security.
- Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CCSP, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent.
Clearance Required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a suitability/Public Trust

Posted Salary Range

USD $175,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 /Yr.

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Dice Id: 10443217
Position Id: 8426
Posted 6 hours ago

Company Info

About GovCIO

GovCIO is a rapidly growing provider of advanced technology solutions and digital services for the federal government. Combining our extensive federal experience with the latest innovations in IT and disruptive approaches, our experts develop comprehensive solutions to meet the most pressing demands of today’s government agencies. From the U.S. military to Health and Human Services, we have an impressive track record of helping our customers optimize how they operate.

We’re transforming government IT, empowering our federal customers to meet the challenges of today while building the government of tomorrow.

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