Sr IT Security Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Onsite at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 annually

Company

hirify.global delivers IT services and solutions that support government agencies and improve public-sector operations.

What you will do

• Lead Risk Management Framework activities, including system categorization, control selection, assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring.
• Develop, tailor, document, and validate security controls based on NIST, DoD, Air Force, and Intelligence Community requirements.
• Prepare System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, Plans of Action and Milestones, risk assessments, and authorization packages.
• Assess cloud architectures for identity, access, privacy, logging, encryption, data protection, and boundary security.
• Support Zero Trust capabilities including least privilege, device trust, segmentation, continuous verification, and data-centric security.
• Advise program managers, system owners, security personnel, engineers, and Authorizing Officials on risks and remediation strategies.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
• High school diploma with 9+ years of relevant experience, or 8+ years of information security or cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Active certification meeting DoD 8570 IAT III requirements.
• Experience with federal, DoD, Air Force, or Intelligence Community cybersecurity environments and RMF activities for moderate- or high-impact systems.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-53A, security controls, authorization packages, SIEM systems, cloud security, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Ability to analyze technical and operational risks, create security workflows and diagrams, and communicate findings to technical and executive audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with classified environments, cross-domain solutions, high-side/low-side architectures, or mission-partitioned systems.
• Experience with FedRAMP, DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, IL4/IL5/IL6 environments, or comparable authorization processes.
• Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, eMASS, ServiceNow GRC, Archer, Tenable, ACAS, SCAP, Splunk, or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience leading technical teams, mentoring junior security personnel, or briefing senior government stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on meaningful government IT work.
• Learning and development platform with certification preparation content.
• Training, education, and certification assistance for full-time employees.
• Employee Assistance Program, corporate discounts, pet insurance, referral bonuses, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Flexible work environment and access to standard employee health benefits.

Hiring process

• Virtual video interview with the hiring manager and/or team; camera use and valid photo ID are required.
• Enhanced biometric identity verification and background screening, including criminal history, education, and employment verification.