Security Engineer: Senior

Security Engineer: Senior

Information Systems

Security

$ 120000 - $ 125000 / Year

location_onHuntsville, Alabama

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Akkodis is seeking a Security Engineer for a permanent job opportunity with a client in Washington, DC. We are looking for a candidate with a Top Secret Clearance and a solid Security Engineer background with 8+ years of experience.

Salary Range: $120k/year to $125k/year; The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

(Job Title) job responsibilities include:

• The Senior Security Engineer leads the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms. This position is responsible for advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards.
• The engineer acts as a subject matter expert and collaborates across teams and with external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.

Leads the development of enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.

• Designs, implements, and continuously improves secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyzes complex security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.
• Guides platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture best practices.
• Coordinates vulnerability management activities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Represents the organization in coordination with industry and government security partners.
• Oversees COMSEC operations and crypto key management systems (CKMS).
• Ensures compliance with federal and industry standards, including NIST, CNSSI 4009, and DoD policies.
• Mentors' junior engineers and lead security-related projects from concept to deployment.

Desired Qualifications:

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with 3+ years in a cloud security role. Deep knowledge of cloud security across cloud environments. Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Demonstrated experience in incident response, log correlation, and risk assessments.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH strongly preferred. Strong communication and leadership skills; capable of briefing executives and managing cross-functional security efforts.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at graham.roberts@akkodisgroup.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:

(INCLUDE YOUR TOP 3-4 CLIENT'S BENEFITS HERE.)

• Medical, Dental, Vision, etc.

• 401k

• PTO

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy.

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $120,000.00 to $125,000.00 per year

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.akkodis.com/en/us/candidate-privacy-policy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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