Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

MetroStar Washington, DC $184,000 - $239,000
Full Time Senior Level 7+ years

Posted 1 week ago

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About This Role

Design and implement compliant Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) architectures to deliver secure, mission-critical capabilities across the federal government. This role involves engineering, scaling, and hardening high-assurance classified environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Data-at-Rest (DAR) and Data-in-Transit (DiT) architectures in compliance with NSA CSfC capability package requirements
  • Engineer, integrate, and validate CSfC components including encryption, tunneling, and cross-domain protected solutions
  • Perform solution validation and compliance activities against NSA CSfC requirements, STIGs, and applicable security controls
  • Support secure operations, continuous monitoring, and incident response within classified and high-security environments
  • Integrate and operate SIEM and security monitoring tools to ensure visibility, detection, and rapid response to security events
  • Participate actively in Agile execution, technical design reviews, and security architecture discussions
  • Troubleshoot complex security, networking, and encryption issues across tightly controlled environments
  • Communicate complex security architectures, risks, and mitigation strategies clearly to technical teams and government stakeholders
  • Contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up while operating with precision, discipline, and accountability in mission-critical environments
  • Establish and maintain customer trust through technical excellence, operational reliability, and sound security engineering judgment

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
  • 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity
  • 3+ years of direct hands-on experience implementing CSfC capability packages
  • Expertise designing and implementing secure communications solutions that comply with NSA Commercial Solutions for Classified standards
  • Hands-on experience creating compliant Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit architectures using layered commercial products
  • Operational experience implementing encrypted tunneling, key management, and secure transport mechanisms in classified environments
  • Experience supporting security monitoring and incident detection, including integration with SIEM platforms

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, including at least 3 years of direct hands-on experience implementing CSfC capability packages

Skills

Agile * Networking * SIEM * STIGs * Encryption * Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) * Data-at-Rest (DAR) * Data-in-Transit (DiT) * NSA CSfC * Tunneling *

* Required skills

Benefits

Health Insurance
Parental Leave
Employee assistance programs
Flexible Work Arrangements
Company paid training
Dental Insurance
Wellness Programs
Holidays
Professional development opportunities
Certifications
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401k retirement plan with company match
Dependent Care

Certifications

CISSP (Required) GSEC (Required) GCIH (Required) Security+ (Required) SSCP (Required) CySA+ (Required) GSLC (Required) CASP (Required) PenTest+ (Required)

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