Senior Security Tools Engineer

Ashburn is seeking a Senior Security Tools Engineer to support a federal cybersecurity architecture opportunity. This Key Personnel role will administer integrate automate and optimize enterprise-grade security tools supporting vulnerability management endpoint security SIEM dashboarding automation API development audit support and CDM-aligned reporting for a proposal opportunity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Administer integrate and automate enterprise cybersecurity tools.
• Support security tool operations upgrades patching configuration dashboards and API integrations.
• Develop APIs scripts Python libraries and automation workflows to improve tool interoperability.
• Design and manage vulnerability scanning strategies and enterprise security data workflows.
• Build dashboards and alerts for SOC risk management and CDM stakeholders.
• Aggregate security logs vulnerability data asset data and system data into SIEM and reporting platforms.
• Support audit readiness compliance reporting and version-controlled audit artifacts.
• Use CI/CD containers and cloud-native automation to improve security engineering workflows.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must be U.S. citizens.
• Candidates must be willing and able to work as Ashburn W-2 employees. 1099 and corp-to-corp arrangements are not permitted for these roles.
• DHS EOD / suitability is required for clearance.
• 10 years of experience managing and integrating enterprise-grade security tools.
• Hands-on experience with tools and platforms such as Splunk Tenable Vulnerability Management CrowdStrike ForeScout Zscaler AWS Jenkins Sumo Logic Ansible Active Directory VMware and Cisco UCS.
• Proven ability to modernize security automation workflows using AWS Lambda AWS Fargate and HashiCorp Vault.
• Experience streamlining operations through automation and API creation.
• Programming and scripting proficiency in Python PowerShell Batch SQL Bash and other relevant languages.
• Experience developing APIs and Python libraries for security tool integrations including tools such as Jamf DNA Center Vault and CrowdStrike.
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines and managing development stacks including Docker GitHub Enterprise AWS Lambda/Fargate and Sonatype Nexus.
• Experience designing scan strategies for vulnerability management tools to improve enterprise visibility.
• Experience creating data models for SIEM querying.
• Experience automating audit file management with version control.
• Experience using ETL processes to aggregate security logs and system data for Splunk and asset management solutions.
• Experience developing advanced dashboards optimizing queries creating alerts and building APIs to support SOC and risk management teams.
• Experience designing and implementing dashboards for the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program or comparable federal cyber reporting environments. 

Preferred / Strongly Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Prisma Cloud Corelight NDR Cisco Secure Network Analytics Cisco ISE Zscaler ZTNA/SASE Checkmarx One Sonatype Nexus IQ CrowdStrike Falcon and .
• Experience integrating tool data into Splunk or centralized dashboards.
• Experience with vulnerability management endpoint detection and response asset management and compliance automation.
• Prior DHS DOD / DOW or federal CDM program support experience.
• Strong documentation dashboarding and stakeholder communication skills.

Additional Information :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is equally performed in the field as well as in a normal office environment. Lifting (up to 50lbs) may be required. Ladder climbing may be required. Driving is required. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status

Ashburn Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request and accommodation in order to apply for a position with Ashburn Consulting please e-mail .

Ashburn Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request and accommodation in order to apply for a position with Ashburn Consulting please e-mail .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time