Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (US Federal)

Location: Reston, Virginia, United States; may require onsite work at client locations in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. At least 50% of each quarter must be spent in the office or in the field.

Annual base salary: $159,600–$239,400 USD for Reston; $144,400–$258,000 USD for additional US locations.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 enterprise cloud and AI platform for managing people, money, and business operations, including solutions for U.S. federal agencies.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate security tooling and technical controls for a Kubernetes-based infrastructure platform.
• Develop infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, observability capabilities, and secure platform components.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using Terraform and Argo CD.
• Maintain high availability, scalability, and security across core platform components.
• Troubleshoot platform issues with peer development teams and provide operational support.
• Maintain security standards, compliance practices, documentation, and knowledge-sharing activities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required because the role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance is required; TS/SCI with CI Poly is preferred.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and software development engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Argo CD, AWS production infrastructure, security tools, encryption, authorization, auditing, and compliance frameworks.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, with strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Strong Kubernetes and containerization experience.
• Proficiency in C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go.
• Experience with air-gapped cloud regions.
• DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification, a current Computing Environment credential, and an approved specialty certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on mission-driven infrastructure supporting U.S. federal agencies.
• Flexible work combines office, field, and remote-home-office options, with intentional in-person collaboration.
• Compensation may include a bonus plan or role-specific bonus, annual refresh stock grants, and comprehensive benefits.
• Inclusive workplace focused on integrity, collaboration, accessibility, and professional growth.