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 and American Community Survey (ACS) 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 roles
- Expert-level cybersecurity domain knowledge
- Strong technical leadership in application security and enterprise security architecture
- Deep experience integrating security into DevSecOps environments
- Experience overseeing enterprise-scale security governance, risk, and compliance efforts
- Strong decision-making authority in high-impact technical environments
Nice To Haves
- 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 as part of our incentive program for innovation and business development
- Annual raise, commensurate with performance and company commitment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
