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Sr IT Security Engineer

Govcio LLC San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX

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$140k - $160k/yr Full time Senior Cloud Platforms Data Security

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Job Description

Govcio LLC is seeking a Sr IT Security Engineer to support the 16AF/AF IC Zero Trust initiative at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland in an onsite setting. In this role, you will help drive authorization and continuous monitoring activities under the RMF process, while strengthening cloud security architectures and advancing Zero Trust across both classified and unclassified environments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support RMF activities, including system categorization, control selection, implementation, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
Develop, tailor, document, and validate security controls and implementation statements aligned to NIST, DoD, Air Force, and Intelligence Community requirements.
Prepare and maintain System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, Plans of Action and Milestones, risk assessments, and authorization packages.
Advise program managers, system owners, ISSOs, ISSMs, engineers, and Authorizing Officials on cybersecurity risks and remediation approaches.
Assess cloud architectures and services for compliance related to security, privacy, identity, logging, encryption, data protection, and boundary requirements.
Support Zero Trust implementation using identity-centric access control, least privilege, device trust, segmentation, continuous verification, and data-centric security.
Perform security control assessments, vulnerability reviews, configuration assessments, and continuous monitoring activities.
Coordinate remediation of findings, track risks through closure, or support formal risk acceptance.
Contribute to security architecture reviews, system design assessments, and mission-impact analyses.
Develop cybersecurity documentation, briefings, risk reports, and executive-level recommendations.

Required Qualifications

Clearance: TS/SCI
Education: High school diploma
Experience: 8+ years in information security or cybersecurity engineering (with significant federal, DoD, Air Force, or Intelligence Community work), and 9+ years total experience in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline
Maintain an active certification that meets DoD 8570 IAT III in lieu of DoD 8140 job code 633 (System Security Engineer)
Understanding of systems security design and engineering principles
Knowledge of cybersecurity and Zero Trust reference architectures
Strong understanding of SIEM systems
Strong understanding of security for cloud-based platforms and applications
Excellent spoken and written communication skills
Experience creating security workflows and diagrams based on system architecture
Understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering and how it correlates to cybersecurity
Demonstrated experience executing RMF activities for moderate- or high-impact systems
Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-53A, and applicable DoD or Intelligence Community cybersecurity guidance
Experience developing, tailoring, implementing, and assessing security controls
Experience preparing authorization packages and working with system owners, ISSOs, ISSMs, security assessors, and Authorizing Officials
Practical knowledge of cloud security architectures covering identity and access management, encryption, logging, network security, configuration management, and secure service deployment
Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and architectures across identity, device, application, network, and data protection
Ability to analyze technical and operational risks and communicate findings to technical and executive audiences

Technologies

NIST SP 800-37
NIST SP 800-53
NIST SP 800-53A
DoD 8570 IAT III
DoD 8140 job code 633 (System Security Engineer)
SIEM systems

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience supporting Air Force, Space Force, DoD, and/or Intelligence Community systems and mission applications
Experience with classified environments, cross-domain solutions, high-side/low-side architectures, and compartmented or mission-partitioned systems
Experience with FedRAMP, DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, IL4/IL5/IL6 environments, or comparable cloud authorization processes
Experience implementing Zero Trust using identity governance, privileged access management, micro segmentation, endpoint detection and response, security analytics, and continuous diagnostics
Familiarity with CNSSI 1253, ICD 503, DoD RMF guidance, Air Force cybersecurity policy, and applicable Intelligence Community directives
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with GRC and security tools including eMASS, ServiceNow GRC, Archer, Tenable, ACAS, SCAP, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or comparable platforms
Experience performing security architecture reviews, threat modeling, attack-surface analysis, and control inheritance analysis
Experience leading technical teams, mentoring junior security personnel, or briefing senior government stakeholders

Location: San Antonio, TX (onsite)

Salary: USD 140,000 - 160,000 per year

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