Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer

🕒 May 27

⛰️ Colorado, District of Columbia, +2 more states – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote 🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $90k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Second Front Systems

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51 - 200 employees

☁️ SaaS

🏛️ Government

SaaS • Defense • Government

Second Front Systems is a public-benefit, venture-backed company that provides mission-critical software solutions primarily to democracies around the world. Their product suite, which includes the 2F Suite, 2F Workshop, 2F Game Warden, and 2F Frontier, simplifies and accelerates the software development and delivery process. The company is trusted by leading software providers and government agencies for its secure DevSecOps solutions, enabling secure software deployment on classified and unclassified networks. Their offerings include tools for secure development, software accreditation, government cloud hosting, and edge deployment, particularly focused on supporting government and defense sectors. Second Front Systems collaborates with partners to make emerging technologies more accessible, accelerating the accreditation and compliance processes and offering solutions that can operate in remote or disconnected environments, such as drones and vehicles.

📋 Description

• Coordinate activities with the Principal Security Engineer, Platform team, and Customer Operations team. • Review web application artifacts of customer developed applications and provide customer feedback • Primary face of the cybersecurity team to software development and mission success teams • Assist with incident response plans to respond to application outages or downtime • Conduct comprehensive assessments of cloud infrastructure, applications, and containerized environments to verify compliance with DISA STIGs, SRGs, and CIS Benchmarks. • Author, review, and maintain high-quality security artifacts, including System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Plans (SAP), and Security Assessment Reports (SAR). • Monitor and report on the ongoing effectiveness of security controls, ensuring the platform maintains a robust and authorized security posture. • Utilize automated scanning suites (e.g., Anchore, Trivy, Tenable) to identify vulnerabilities, distinguish true positives, and provide actionable remediation guidance to dev teams. • Implement and manage technical workflows for SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) to support modern, continuous authorization standards. • Partner with DevOps and Software Engineering teams to translate complex NIST 800-53 controls into implementable technical requirements.

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant experience • Secret Level Clearance (or above) • Ability to attain DOD 8570 Baseline Certification for IAT II within 6 months of hire date (preferably CYSA+) • Intermediate knowledge of DevSecOps tools and software development • Background in cybersecurity and understanding of vulnerability risk analysis • Hands-on experience assessing or securing services within AWS, Azure, or GCP, particularly within PaaS or Kubernetes-based environments. • Proficient knowledge of NIST SP 800-37 (RMF) and NIST SP 800-53 rev 5 security controls • Deep understanding of the FedRAMP authorization process and Department of Defense (DoD) security standards.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary • 100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage • 401(k) + 3% company contribution • Equity incentive plan • Tech + office supplies stipend • Annual professional development stipend • Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off • Parental leave • Work from anywhere • Referral Bonus