Zero Trust Security Engineer - Mid

DecisionPoint | Cortek • DC

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About The Position

The Government Publishing Office (GPO) SecDevOps program provides advanced security, development, and operations support to safeguard federal information systems and infrastructure. This initiative integrates cybersecurity best practices with agile development and IT operations to ensure continuous security, compliance, and resilience across GPO’s enterprise IT services. The mission is to protect and enable GPO’s digital transformation by delivering secure, scalable, and reliable IT services in alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates and operational excellence standards. DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Zero Trust Security Engineer – Mid to support operational continuity and cybersecurity resilience through ongoing Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Zero Trust Engineering functions. This role plays a key part in GPO's Continuity of Operations (COOP) readiness by ensuring secure, high-availability operations at alternate work sites. Under the guidance of the ZTA SME, this position contributes to RMF documentation and provides surge support for security operations during contingency scenarios.

Requirements

• Minimum Experience: 4 years of experience supporting cybersecurity operations, RMF documentation, or enterprise IT continuity planning.
• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, other related disciplines (or equivalent experience).
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with COOP operations, RMF frameworks (NIST SP 800-37/53), and common cybersecurity toolsets.
• Ability to operate independently during surge conditions or remote continuity operations.

Nice To Haves

• Federal experience (preferred).
• Certifications (preferred): CompTIA Security+ or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuity of cybersecurity operations at designated alternate GPO sites during COOP activations, tests, or real-world contingencies.
• Support deployment and validation of endpoint protection, log collection, and incident response capabilities at alternate sites.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of COOP plans, playbooks, and contact protocols for security operations staff.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of RMF artifacts including System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and POA&Ms.
• Provide operational security documentation, asset inventories, and security control implementation summaries.
• Support RMF review cycles, compliance audits, and incident post-mortem documentation.
• Participate in testing of Zero Trust capabilities during COOP exercises and real-time transitions.
• Ensure secure access to Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Trellix, and other tools during COOP operations.
• Assist in troubleshooting availability or access issues across cybersecurity infrastructure in emergency scenarios.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees