Lead Security Engineer / DTAM / (Hybrid) [Contingent]
About The Position
The Lead Security Engineer supports the Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) initiative, a federal program designed to modernize the U.S. Census Bureau's Decennial Census systems into a cloud-smart, data-centric, and secure IT environment. This role provides both technical and management leadership across enterprise security initiatives, ensuring secure modernization of applications, data systems, and cloud infrastructure. The position plays a critical role in embedding security into DevSecOps pipelines and supporting secure, scalable, near real-time data processing and analytics. This position is contingent upon contract award.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity and/or security engineering role
- Demonstrated experience leading technical and management efforts on large-scale IT or federal programs
- Proven ability to define goals, plans, and execution strategies for complex security initiatives
- Experience interfacing with senior government or enterprise stakeholders
- NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- NIST 800-53 security controls
- FedRAMP security requirements
- Security Authorization processes
- SSPs and POA&Ms
- Vulnerability management programs
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
- Application security architecture
- Secure coding practices
- SAST/DAST/SCA tools
- Dependency and vulnerability scanning
- SBOM processes
- API security
- Security integration into CI/CD pipelines
- GitLab CI/CD security practices
- Jenkins security integrations
- Azure DevOps security controls
- Automated security testing
- AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, OCI Government, or GCP
- Cloud security architecture
- Kubernetes security
- Docker/container security
- Infrastructure-as-Code security reviews
- Terraform and CloudFormation security considerations
- SIEM platforms
- Security monitoring
- Threat detection
- Security analytics
- Continuous monitoring practices
Nice To Haves
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and management leadership across major security and modernization initiatives supporting DTAM objectives
- Define and execute project goals, plans, and methods aligned with federal cloud modernization efforts
- Direct security engineering activities across application development, integration, and operations environments
- Ensure delivery of secure systems through DevSecOps practices and enterprise security governance
- Lead implementation of application security controls, policies, and frameworks
- Oversee security architecture standards, design reviews, and technical trade-off analyses
- Support vulnerability management, security testing, audits, and authorization activities
- Guide integration of security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native environments
- Manage staffing, delivery methods, and financial oversight for assigned security workstreams
- Engage with client stakeholders and senior leadership through briefings, negotiations, and technical consultations
- Supervise and mentor security engineering staff as assigned
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and Disability
- 401(k)
- Health and Wellness Benefits
- Paid Sick Time
- Vacation Time
- Holiday Time
- Bonuses throughout the year
- Annual raise
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
