Senior Lead Security Engineer

What you'll do

• Serve as the primary technical authority by setting engineering standards and mentoring junior staff.
• Lead complex security projects and define requirements to meet FISMA and FedRAMP compliance standards.
• Develop and enforce security policies for data, applications, and cloud infrastructure.
• Oversee the deployment and integration of Qualys and Wraithwatch agents with SIEM/SOAR platforms.
• Optimize vulnerability management and AI solutions using automated workflows and Python/PowerShell scripts.
• Manage AWS network security resources including firewalls, network ACLs, and security groups.
• Install, maintain, and tune Windows and Linux servers within a virtual infrastructure.
• Produce technical documentation, Visio diagrams, and root cause analyses to support engineering assessments.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM or related field with 10–12 years of cybersecurity experience, or a Master's degree with 8–10 years.
• Hold at least one certification: CISSP, CCSP, CCNP, CCIE Security, CEH, RHCSA, RHCA, RHCE, MCSE, CompTIA Security+, or AWS Solutions Architect Expert.
• Ability to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) Public Trust.
• Extensive hands-on experience with the Qualys and Wraithwatch platforms.
• Experience installing, configuring, securing, and troubleshooting Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Proven experience deploying and supporting Red Hat OpenShift clusters on AWS.
• Working knowledge of cloud architecture, provisioning, monitoring, and building and using CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience automating management tasks with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef (preferred).