Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Description Tharros is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support a DHS cybersecurity program in the National Capital Region. This role will provide senior technical direction across cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps, AI/ML security, Zero Trust, security tooling, and technical architecture. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can translate complex cybersecurity requirements into scalable, secure, and executable engineering solutions across cloud, on-premise, classified, and unclassified environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical direction across cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps, AI/ML security, and Zero Trust activities.
• Work with enterprise architects, system architects, developers, and security teams to integrate cybersecurity requirements into reusable technical architectures and engineering practices.
• Assess and recommend scalable, resilient cloud architectures that incorporate cybersecurity and safeguarding requirements.
• Support cybersecurity tool configuration, maintenance, integration, and improvement across enterprise environments.
• Support STIG implementation, vulnerability scanning, secure configuration, and security tool maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to apply automation, emerging technologies, and process improvements to improve cybersecurity engineering delivery.
• Develop repeatable security processes for cloud and AI capabilities.
• Support technical remediation and assessment activities, including engineering support for Assessment and Authorization efforts.
• Recommend, configure, operate, and maintain approved cybersecurity tools and applications.
• Support Zero Trust maturity efforts, including capability gap analysis, implementation recommendations, roadmap development, and dashboard integration.
• Integrate security into DevSecOps pipelines, including automation scripts, security testing, configuration validation, and continuous monitoring support.
• Assess DevSecOps tool configurations, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Develop and apply tools and scripts to automate security requirements, STIG implementation, and configuration validation.
• Support near real-time dashboards and reporting that improve visibility into security testing, vulnerabilities, compliance status, and cyber risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout requirements, design, implementation, testing, delivery, and enhancement of secure IT solutions.
• Support migration of IT services to cloud environments by identifying security requirements, risks, and technical issues.
• Apply secure coding, security testing, static analysis, fuzzing, and threat modeling practices. Requirements
• Active Top Secret clearance with contingency on DOD CAS granting SCI eligibility.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience on projects of similar size and complexity.
• AWS certification.
• CISSP certification.
• Scrum certification or demonstrated Scrum practices experience.
• Experience with Federal, DHS, or Intelligence Community cybersecurity architectures, standards, and technologies.
• Experience with cybersecurity engineering, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, AI/ML security, and Zero Trust.
• Experience translating cybersecurity requirements into technical plans and engineering solutions.
• Experience with security tools, secure configuration, vulnerability scanning, STIGs, cloud security, and DevSecOps automation.
• Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to brief technical concepts and recommendations to stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior DHS, Intelligence Community, CISO office, classified cloud, TS/SCI engineering, or national security cybersecurity experience.
• Certifications or experience with additional cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Microsoft 365.
• Experience with GRC platforms, ACAS, Nessus, SCAP, SonarQube, GitLab, Splunk, Tanium, Tenable, or related Federal cybersecurity tools.
• Experience with RMF, A&A, continuous monitoring, Zero Trust dashboards, DevSecOps pipeline security, cloud security architecture, and secure automation.
• Experience supporting classified, hybrid cloud, cross-domain, or secure mission environments.
• Experience developing dashboards, technical metrics, or executive-ready reporting for cyber risk, vulnerability posture, Zero Trust maturity, or security testing status.

Summary Tharros combines extensive cyber defense knowledge with the world's preeminent vulnerability expertise to identify and defend against attacks before they become problems. Working at mission speed, we harden mission systems faster and secure them for longer, so agencies never lose the mission edge. Tharros lifts the veil of enterprise cybersecurity to detect zero days before they affect you, enabling mission maneuverability and the confidence to move missions forward.

In the ever-evolving realm of cyberspace, we are dedicated to becoming the paramount defender in the 5th warfighting domain. By pioneering innovative security solutions and fostering an environment of continuous learning and vigilance, we aim to protect the interests of our nation's security. Our commitment to excellence in cybersecurity will establish new benchmarks, transforming the digital landscape into a secure and thriving frontier for future generations. Tharros. See Everything. Secure Anything. Tharros is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status.