Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Washington dc, DC
Category: Security
Industry: Technology
Reference ID: JN -022026-105442
Date Posted: 02/10/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/OhwfCD
Description:
Hybrid 2-3 days onsite in Washington, DC
Our client seeks a senior cybersecurity engineer to deliver NSA CSfC-compliant architectures for secure communications in classified environments. The role drives implementation of Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit solutions, SIEM integration, and operational readiness while contributing immediately in a mission-critical setting.
Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active Top Secret clearance. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.
Salary: $185,000 - $225,000/ yr. w2
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure communications solutions that comply with NSA Commercial Solutions for Classified standards.
- Implement CSfC capability packages and protection profile requirements using layered commercial products.
- Architect and deploy compliant Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit solutions.
- Configure encrypted tunneling, key management, and secure transport mechanisms in classified environments.
- Integrate solutions with SIEM platforms and support security monitoring and incident detection.
- Analyze solution performance and compliance and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Operate in a mission-critical environment with minimal ramp-up and deliver immediate contributions.
- Engage senior government stakeholders to support security architecture decisions.
Experience Requirements:
Experience Requirements
- Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Required technical certifications include Security+ and CySA+ or GSEC.
- DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 521 Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist work role such as Security+, SSCP, CySA+, PenTest+, CASP+, GCIH, CISSP, or GSLC.
- 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 3 years implementing CSfC capability packages.
- Proven experience designing and implementing CSfC-compliant architectures.
- Hands-on experience creating Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit architectures using layered commercial products.
- Operational experience with encrypted tunneling, key management, and secure transport in classified environments.
- Experience supporting security monitoring and incident detection with SIEM integration and performance and compliance analysis.
- Ability to contribute immediately in a mission-critical operational environment.
- Advanced cybersecurity certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, or CASP+ (preferred).
- Expert-level certifications such as CISSP (preferred).
- Cloud security certifications such as CCSP, AZ-500, or AWS Security Specialty (preferred).
- Advanced incident response or defensive certifications such as GCED (preferred).
- Experience with endpoint detection and response platforms such as Microsoft Defender or CrowdStrike (preferred).
- Prior experience supporting classified, sensitive, or high-visibility defense or intelligence programs (preferred).
- Experience operating in secure or restricted environments with elevated access controls (preferred).
- Experience interfacing with senior government stakeholders and supporting security architecture decisions (preferred).
- Hands-on experience implementing or operating CSfC-compliant architectures aligned to NSA capability packages (preferred).
Education Requirements:
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Security+ certification.
- CySA+ or GSEC certification.
- DoD 8140-aligned certifications such as SSCP, PenTest+, CASP+, GCIH, CISSP, or GSLC.
- Preferred certifications may include GCIA, CCSP, AZ-500, AWS Security Specialty, and GCED.
- Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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