Cyber Security Engineer

LMI • Remote,

15h • $92,075 - $158,138 • Remote

About The Position

LMI is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to own and coordinate cybersecurity compliance for an AWS-hosted Army application. The role manages vulnerability findings, security scanning, eMASS records, and RMF/ATO activities while working closely with the ISSO and engineering team. It requires technical security knowledge and the ability to drive remediation through closure.

The engineer supports cybersecurity compliance and authorization activities by coordinating vulnerability assessments, maintaining security documentation, providing technical guidance, and incorporating security requirements into agile delivery. The position is remote and involves occasional travel for technical coordination, security assessments, and program milestones. Applicants must meet U.S. Government security clearance eligibility requirements; the posting states that only U.S. citizens are eligible for a clearance and that applicants with clearances or eligibility for clearances will be considered.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Five or more years of cybersecurity engineering or information assurance experience.
• Hands-on experience with eMASS, RMF, NIST SP 800-53, POA&Ms, and ATO support.
• Understanding of the STIG assessment process and inherited security controls.
• Experience coordinating vulnerability scanning, CVE remediation, and compliance activities with an ISSO and technical teams.
• Technical understanding of Linux, AWS security, containers, and vulnerability assessment tools.
• Active cybersecurity certification accepted for the assigned DoD 8140 work role and proficiency level.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance; the posting states only U.S. citizens are eligible for a clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Army cybersecurity compliance experience, including IL5/IL6 environments and authorization sustainment.
• Experience with ACAS/Tenable, application or container scanners, and GitLab/Jira.
• Experience supporting agile teams and communicating cyber risk to technical and government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the cyber compliance backlog, priorities, reporting, and coordination with the ISSO and government security stakeholders.
• Coordinate ACAS, application, dependency, and container security scans; review results and validate findings.
• Triage CVEs and other vulnerabilities, assess applicability and risk, assign remediation owners, track due dates, and verify closure through rescanning or technical evidence.
• Maintain eMASS records, RMF artifacts, control evidence, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring documentation to support ATO attainment and sustainment.
• Coordinate control evidence, inherited controls, assessment responses, and compliance milestones with the ISSO, engineering team, and platform or image owners.
• Provide technical guidance on secure configurations, patching, access controls, and vulnerability remediation across Linux, container, and AWS environments.
• Assess release security impacts, communicate residual risks and blockers, and integrate cyber requirements into agile planning and delivery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level