Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

This position may be filled prior to the posted deadline. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Koniag Professional Services LLC a Koniag Government Services company is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer with a TS/SCI security clearance to support KPS and our government customer in Washington DC. Benefits include medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan paid time off paid parental leave life and disability insurance flexible spending accounts commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement. Koniag Professional Services (KPS) is seeking a high-performing SETA exceptional Principal Cybersecurity Engineer / Cybersecurity Architect to provide senior-level cybersecurity engineering architecture and technical leadership supporting mission-critical artificial intelligence data cloud and digital modernization initiatives within the Department of War. This position serves as a senior technical authority supporting government executives for designing secure enterprise architectures integrating cybersecurity into complex systems and data environments identifying and mitigating technical risk and enabling rapid delivery of advanced AI and analytics capabilities within DoW security and compliance successful candidate must be capable of operating at both the strategic and deeply technical level advising senior government leadership on cybersecurity risk and architecture while working directly with engineers architects developers cloud teams and cybersecurity personnel to design and implement secure operational is not primarily a compliance or documentation position. The position requires an experienced cybersecurity engineer capable of solving complex security architecture cloud identity data protection DevSecOps and system integration challenges in highly sensitive DoD Responsibilities:Serve as a senior cybersecurity technical authority supporting enterprise-scale DoW systems data platforms AI capabilities and digital modernization and evaluate cybersecurity architectures for cloud hybrid-cloud on-premises and classified computing security engineering principles throughout the system development lifecycle from initial requirements and architecture through deployment and and implement Zero Trust architectures including identity credential and access management network segmentation device trust application security and data-centric security security architectures for enterprise data platforms supporting artificial intelligence machine learning advanced analytics and mission complex system architectures to identify vulnerabilities attack paths architectural weaknesses and mission cybersecurity architecture and engineering across AWS Azure government cloud and classified cloud technical leadership for identity and access management privileged access encryption key management secrets management API security data protection and secure system with data engineers software engineers AI/ML engineers cloud architects systems engineers and government cybersecurity implementation of DevSecOps practices including automated security testing vulnerability management software composition analysis container security infrastructure-as-code security and CI/CD pipeline cybersecurity implications associated with artificial intelligence generative AI large language models machine learning pipelines APIs vector databases and emerging program leadership regarding cybersecurity risks architecture alternatives technical tradeoffs and mitigation Authority to Operate and cybersecurity authorization activities while ensuring compliance activities remain aligned with actual technical risk system security plans cybersecurity strategies architectures CONOPS interface documentation and technical in technical evaluations acquisition planning source selections engineering reviews and contractor technical Qualifications:Required:Active TS/SCI ClearanceBachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Information Technology or another relevant technical 1015 years of progressively responsible cybersecurity security engineering systems engineering or information assurance experience serving in a senior principal lead architect or technical leadership experience designing and securing complex enterprise systems within DoW Intelligence Community federal government or similarly regulated knowledge of cybersecurity architecture and security engineering understanding of DoW Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST cybersecurity with NIST SP 800-53 security controls security assessment and continuous knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and implementation securing cloud environments including AWS Azure or comparable hyperscale cloud with identity and access management PKI authentication authorization privileged access management and enterprise identity knowledge of network security segmentation firewalls proxies endpoint security vulnerability management encryption logging SIEM and security knowledge of application and API integrating cybersecurity into modern software development and DevSecOps to assess complex technical architectures and communicate security risks and tradeoffs to both engineers and senior ability to independently lead technical efforts involving highly complex or ambiguous cybersecurity :Experience supporting OSD CDAO military departments Combatant Commands defense agencies or other DoD enterprise supporting cybersecurity within DoD AI data analytics or digital modernization with DoW enterprise platforms such as Advana/War Data Platform or comparable data and analytics with generative AI large language models retrieval-augmented generation vector databases and AI operating within SIPRNet JWICS SAP or other classified with cross-domain solutions and movement of data across security implementing DoD Zero Trust strategies and capabilities.F0amiliarity with Kubernetes Docker Terraform GitLab/GitHub container security and infrastructure as with cloud-native security technologies CSPM CNAPP SIEM/SOAR and enterprise security with cybersecurity requirements associated with FedRAMP DoD Impact Levels CNSSI FISMA and applicable DoD cybersecurity with data tagging attribute-based access control identity-based security and data-centric security degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Systems Engineering or a related Certifications:One or more advanced professional certifications such as:CISSPCISSP-ISSAPCISSP-ISSEPCCSPGIAC Security Expert or advanced GIAC certificationsAWS Certified Security SpecialtyMicrosoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect ExpertDoD-recognized cybersecurity certifications appropriate to the position Our Equal Employment Opportunity PolicyThe company is an equal opportunity employer. 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