Security Engineer

Title: Security Engineer Location: Washington, DC - TS/SCI clearance required

M9 Solutions is seeking a Security Engineer to work on-site in support of a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• 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 provides 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 and CNSSI 4009.
• Mentors junior engineers and leads security-related projects from concept to deployment.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• TS/SCI security clearance.
• 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.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; capable of briefing executives and managing cross-functional security efforts.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH.

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