Kubernetes Engineer - Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

ENS Solutions•Reston, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is seeking a Kubernetes Engineer to serve as a security engineering subject matter expert for containerized environments, service mesh technologies, and microservices. The role designs, implements, and manages security controls for containerized workloads, integrates security into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows, and supports compliance with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, ICD 503, and FedRAMP requirements. The engineer monitors and investigates security events, conducts threat and risk assessments, performs security assessments of container platforms, microservices, and APIs, and recommends mitigations. The role collaborates with engineering, development, IT, ISSO, and compliance teams to embed security throughout the system lifecycle. It also maintains security documentation and prepares reports on findings, incidents, and remediation actions. The position requires an active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance and is on-site.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
CISSP or equivalent certification to support DoD 8140 requirements.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer specializing in designing and building security control implementations and continuous monitoring and auditing for compliance.
Strong experience with security controls and frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53, RMF, ICD 503, FISMA, and FedRAMP.
Strong skills specifying and implementing log collection in tools such as Splunk and querying and analyzing aggregated logs to identify security-relevant anomalies or risks.
Experience with security tools such as Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud.
Proficiency in incident response, security incident handling, and forensic analysis techniques.
Hands-on experience implementing and validating security controls in a containerized/Kubernetes/DevSecOps IL5/IL6+ environment.
Experience performing periodic security checks for continuous monitoring aligned with the NIST Risk Management Framework.
Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and infrastructure components.
Eligible to work in the United States.
Able to work on-site.

Responsibilities

Serve as a security engineering subject matter expert for containerized environments, service mesh technologies, and microservices.
Design, implement, and manage security controls for containerized workloads, including image scanning, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, endpoint protection, encryption, runtime protection, RBAC, and network segmentation.
Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows and support compliance with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, ICD 503, and FedRAMP requirements.
Configure and optimize security monitoring and logging solutions and work with container security tools such as Prisma Cloud or similar.
Monitor network traffic, system logs, and security alerts; investigate anomalies and breaches; mitigate risks; and develop and implement incident response plans.
Monitor threat intelligence feeds, conduct threat analysis, and perform risk assessments to identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
Collaborate with platform engineers, ISSOs, developers, IT, software development, and compliance teams to establish and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures throughout the system lifecycle.
Integrate security into all phases of the development lifecycle.
Conduct security assessments of container orchestration platforms, microservices, and APIs; identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses; and recommend mitigations.
Maintain documentation of security architecture, control implementation procedures, configurations, and continuous monitoring strategies.
Prepare reports on security findings, incidents, and actions taken.