Security Engineer

🕒 October 15

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $130k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Bixal is a mission-driven digital services firm that partners with governments and leading organizations to design and deliver data-driven, human-centered digital transformations. The company combines technology, communications, data, and design to build digital customer experiences, modern software solutions, and training/technical assistance that improve public-sector outcomes and organizational impact.

📋 Description

• Serve as security lead for a FIPS 199 Moderate federal platform supporting governmentwide regulatory planning and review • Protect and maintain availability of legacy and modernized platforms • Harden, patch, and maintain compliance for Java, Oracle, Red Hat, Apache/Tomcat, and related application components • Run vulnerability scans and lead remediation and patching • Meet contractual remediation timelines and document POA&Ms when timelines cannot be met • Harden systems against GSA security benchmarks and CIS Level 1 guidelines • Track end-of-life software, unsupported libraries, and known vulnerabilities • Support continuous monitoring, log review, incident response, COOP, and disaster recovery planning and testing • Maintain the assessment and authorization package under NIST SP 800-37 and SP 800-53 Rev. 5 • Maintain POA&Ms and support government-led security assessments, control reviews, and penetration testing • Support privacy compliance artifacts, including Privacy Threshold Assessments and Privacy Impact Assessments • Perform threat modeling for new features, integrations, and architecture decisions • Embed static and dynamic security testing, such as Snyk and OWASP ZAP, into CI/CD pipelines • Review releases for security impact before production • Advise on secure architecture, federated identity, FIPS 140-validated encryption, Zero Trust, and software supply chain security • Prepare security packages for prototype testing and position the platform for an ATO • Provide guidance on PKI, firewall and network security, internet protocols, and configuration management • Serve as the client's security point of contact and brief technical leads and the Project Manager • Coordinate infrastructure changes with client IT teams and validate system security • Perform other relevant assigned duties

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field • At least 5 years of hands-on information security experience, including securing federal information systems under FISMA • Hands-on experience with the NIST Risk Management Framework, including implementing and assessing NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls at the Moderate baseline • Experience writing and maintaining A&A documentation, including System Security Plans, contingency plans, incident response plans, and POA&Ms, and supporting a system through ATO • Experience running vulnerability scanning tools such as Tenable/Nessus or Qualys • Experience hardening Linux, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux, servers and relational databases, preferably Oracle, against CIS or agency benchmarks • Working knowledge of application security, including the OWASP Top 10 and ASVS, static and dynamic testing tools, and securing CI/CD pipelines • Familiarity with public key infrastructure, TLS certificate management, firewall configuration, and network protocols • Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to explain risk and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including client leadership • Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination in support of a federal government contract • Legally authorized to work in the US • Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent are nice to have • Experience with GSA IT security policies, procedural guides, or the GSA ATO process is nice to have • Experience securing cloud-hosted or containerized platforms, including AWS, cloud.gov, Docker, or Kubernetes, is nice to have • Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture, NIST SSDF, OMB M-22-18, identity federation, single sign-on, Login.gov, monitoring and logging tools, and legacy-to-modern platform migration is nice to have

🏖️ Benefits

• Flex hours • 401K with matching incentive • Parental Leave • Medical/dental/vision benefits • Flex Spending Account • Company provided short-term disability and life insurance • Commuter benefits • Paid Time Off (PTO) • 11 Paid holidays • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities • Professional journey support and future opportunities

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