Information Systems Security Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland, United States; work in the Fort Meade office

Salary: $120,000–$150,000 per year

Company

hirify.global Federal is the federal segment of Everforth, delivering technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

What you will do

• Design, enforce, and audit boundary security, network access controls, and cross-domain controls for mission-specific enclaves and FVEY information sharing.
• Apply DISA STIGs and hardening benchmarks across VMware vSphere/ESXi, virtual machines, vCenter, and software-defined storage.
• Harden and audit RHEL, Windows, VMware Horizon, Citrix, and enterprise VDI environments.
• Perform vulnerability scanning with Trellix and ACAS, analyze CVEs, create POA&Ms, and engineer remediation across VM and VDI fleets.
• Develop RMF accreditation artifacts, including SSPs, SARs, and ICDs, and evaluate architecture models for cybersecurity and zero-trust compliance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance are required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of progressive cybersecurity, systems security, or security architecture experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Active IAT Level III or IAM Level II/III certification is required, such as CISSP, CASP+ CE, CISM, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with RHEL hardening, DISA STIGs, SCAP, OpenSCAP, SELinux, VMware ESXi/vCenter/vSAN, and enterprise VDI.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes security, including runtime security, image scanning, network policies, RBAC, and secrets management.
• Experience with ACAS/Nessus, STIG Viewer, CVE lifecycle management, technical problem-solving, and stakeholder communication.

Nice to have

• Experience with Mission Partner Environments, Combined Information Environments, or FVEY coalition federation structures.
• Experience with Visio, Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, or UAF for security architecture and digital engineering.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture, NIST SP 800-207, OMB M-22-09, SAML, OIDC, PKI multi-realm certificate management, Ansible, or Terraform.
• VCP or VCAP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work supporting defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.
• Environment focused on delivery excellence, innovation, accountability, and professional growth.
• Access to a large technology organization with expertise in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation.