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Position Title

Cybersecurity Engineer 

Position Type

Full-time, Hybrid

Position Location

Washington, D.C.

Tracking Code

01158

Daily Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain enterprise security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and enforce Zero Trust Architecture principles under NIST SP 800-207, including least privilege, identity-centric security, continuous verification, segmentation, and protection across cloud, network, and endpoint environments. 
  • Design, implement, and maintain least-privilege access controls and IAM solutions, including RBAC, PAM, MFA, secure authentication, authorization, and integration with enterprise identity providers.  
  • Configure and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, audit, and threat detection capabilities across systems, applications, cloud platforms, and security tools, including SIEM, EDR/XDR, and cloud-native security platforms.  
  • Conduct continuous security monitoring, vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and RMF-aligned remediation across enterprise environments; identify security gaps and coordinate mitigation, patch management, and security update activities.  
  • Harden systems, applications, cloud, and hybrid environments using secure configuration baselines and industry best practices, including encryption standards, secured administrative access, identity controls, network protections, and workload security.  
  • Support incident response activities by monitoring alerts, performing analysis, executing containment actions, assisting with forensic data collection and reporting, and performing root cause analysis for security incidents and control failures.  
  • Ensure security changes follow formal change management processes with documentation and security impact analysis; develop and maintain cybersecurity SOPs, system configurations, security baselines, asset inventories, and audit-ready documentation. 
  • Collaborate with network, cloud, and application teams to resolve security issues, support security integration, limit lateral movement, protect sensitive data and high-value assets, and enhance the overall enterprise security posture. 

Years of Experience

Five years relevant experience  

Degree:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Requirements:

  • Experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity operations across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.  
  • Experience applying NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-207 to security controls, Zero Trust, least privilege, continuous monitoring, and risk mitigation.  
  • Experience with IAM technologies, including RBAC, PAM, MFA, authentication, authorization, and enterprise identity provider integration.  
  • Experience using SIEM, EDR/XDR, logging, monitoring, and threat detection platforms to support incident response, investigation, forensic support, and root cause analysis.  
  • Knowledge of vulnerability management, security hardening, patch coordination, RMF-aligned remediation, and secure configuration baselines.  
  • Ability to develop cybersecurity SOPs, security documentation, configuration records, baselines, asset inventories, and audit artifacts.  
  • Ability to coordinate with network, cloud, application, and engineering teams to resolve security issues and improve enterprise security operations. 

Required: Clearance

Public Trust Tier 2 clearance level and background check.

About Systems Plus

Systems Plus is headquartered in Rockville, MD with over 2 decades of experience providing Global Enterprise Management, Technology, Engineering and Professional services and solutions across Defense and Federal Civilian government sectors.

From Discovery to Delivery, Systems Plus brings a greater measure of confidence, commitment and value to our clients. With various Defense and Federal contracts across the United States, Europe and Pacific/Asia, we are driving innovation and excellence within the Special Operations Forces Components and Commands, Defense Health Agency, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, National Institute of Standards and Technology, House of Representatives and more.

Through our diverse portfolio of clients and capabilities we power vision and insight—discover what’s possible with a Small Business that thinks BIG!

Interested individuals should email their resume with salary expectations and with a cover letter to [email protected] .

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