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Cybersecurity Engineer


Job Location:

Washington D.C., DC - USA

Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 1 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Name of position: Cybersecurity Engineer
Location: Washington DC

Job Summary:

A Cybersecurity Engineer develops and manages security solutions to safeguard an organizations digital assets. This role involves identifying vulnerabilities implementing security controls responding to security incidents and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design implement and maintain security infrastructure including firewalls intrusion detection/prevention systems VPNs and endpoint security.
  • Monitor networks and systems for security threats and suspicious activities.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
  • Investigate and respond to security incidents perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
  • Develop and enforce security policies standards and best practices.
  • Configure and manage identity and access management (IAM) solutions.
  • Perform security risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Collaborate with IT teams to secure cloud network and application environments.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant security frameworks and regulations (e.g. ISO 27001 NIST PCI DSS GDPR).
  • Maintain security documentation incident reports and technical procedures.
  • Stay current with emerging cyber threats vulnerabilities and security technologies.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Cybersecurity or a related field.
  • 25 years of experience in cybersecurity network security or systems administration.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking protocols operating systems (Windows/Linux) and cloud platforms.
  • Experience with security tools such as SIEM EDR IDS/IPS firewalls vulnerability scanners and endpoint protection.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python PowerShell or Bash.
  • Familiarity with cloud security (AWS Azure or Google Cloud).
If you are: bright motivated skilled a difference-maker able to get things done work with minimum direction
enthusiastic a thinker able to juggle and multi-task communicate effectively and lead then
we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client
so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit.

About Us:

Since 2000 Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting
firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing software development (web and mobile apps)
systems integration data analytics system automation cybersecurity and cloud technology solutions for government
and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity
increasing efficiencies through automation and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing
core values: integrity diligence and technological excellence.
Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the
Inc. 5000 list of the nations fastest-growing companies.




Required Skills:

Strong hands-on experience in NodeJS Strong hands-on experience in ReactJS Good experience in JavaScript / TypeScript HTML5 CSS3 Experience in developing REST APIs and microservices Hands-on experience with AWS services such as: Lambda API Gateway S3 EC2 RDS / DynamoDB CloudWatch IAM Experience with CI/CD pipelines Git and DevOps practices Knowledge of database design and SQL / NoSQL databases Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery model Experience with serverless architecture Knowledge of Docker / Kubernetes Familiarity with Terraform / CloudFormation Exposure to authentication/authorization frameworks such as OAuth JWT Utility domain experience in areas such as: Customer billing Metering Work and asset management Service requests Outage management Energy/utility operations Domain Experience


Required Education:

Bachlore in Computer Science or any other related field.