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Mid-Level Security Engineer

Halvik Alexandria, VA

Alexandria, VA

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$100k - $115k/yr Full time Ai Security Artificial Intelligence Azure

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Job Description

Halvik offers a hybrid role in Alexandria, VA for a Mid-Level Security Engineer focused on enabling secure AI governance within a federal environment. The position provides a salary range of $100,000 to $115,000 per year, comprehensive health benefits, and a collaborative culture dedicated to governance-minded security across data discovery, AI prompts, and secure AI development.

Benefits

Company-supported medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability coverage
11 federal holidays plus paid time off
Performance-based incentive opportunities
401(k) with company matching
Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, medical, and dependent care expenses
Tuition assistance
Charitable contribution matching

Responsibilities

Configure and sustain data discovery and classification policies across cloud, on‑premises, SaaS, and developer repositories; support phased rollout to high‑risk systems.
Monitor AI prompts, outputs, and related activity for sensitive content exposure; enforce policy actions (allow, block, alert, redact, route) under governance rules.
Identify and classify sensitive content embedded in AI native development artifacts such as Markdown prompt files, cursor rules, Copilot instructions, and MCP configuration files.
Collaborate with the Lead Senior Security Engineer, stakeholders, and program teams to support deployment, testing, and validation tasks.
Maintain operational dashboards and compliance reports, track exceptions and remediation status, and contribute to audit-ready governance documentation.
Support vulnerability scanning and detection for code, containers, and infrastructure‑as‑code templates, including potential security flaws from AI components or data pipelines feeding AI models.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (Masters with 3 years of experience; equivalent experience considered in lieu of degree; 9+ years)
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, IT security operations, or data security/DLP support, ideally in a Federal environment
Working knowledge of data classification or DLP tooling, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and basic SIEM/log monitoring concepts
Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 and FISMA, and the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
Current CISSP certification if required
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance

Technologies

AWS
Azure
GitHub Copilot
Markdown

Position Overview

Halvik seeks a Mid-Level Security Engineer to support a federal client’s enterprise initiative that enables secure, compliant AI adoption across a hybrid environment. The role emphasizes day-to-day configuration, monitoring, and reporting for data discovery and classification, AI governance and protection controls, and detection of AI-native development artifacts.

Preferred Expertise

Experience supporting a Federal contract or Federal agency IT security program
Exposure to generative AI tools, prompt engineering, or AI development workflows
Familiarity with Agile or Scrum team environments
Strong attention to detail and an interest in growing in AI governance or data security specialization
Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities with clear written communication
Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a team

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