Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer
steampunk · Virginia
📍 McLean, VA💰 $85,000 to $170,000via icimsPosted 2026-08-26
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Overview
We are seeking a Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure systems across complex enterprise environments. This role will support security architecture, identity and access management (IAM), authentication and authorization hardening, vulnerability management, and continuous security monitoring throughout the system lifecycle.
The Cybersecurity/Technical Engineer will work across technical teams to ensure security requirements are incorporated into system design and implementation, identify and track vulnerabilities, evaluate security controls, and monitor environments for emerging risks. This role requires broad hands-on cybersecurity experience and the ability to apply security principles across systems, infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
Contributions
Design and implement systems and technical solutions with security requirements incorporated throughout the system lifecycle
Support security architecture and engineering activities to ensure systems align with established security requirements and best practices
Implement and maintain identity and access management (IAM) controls, including authentication and authorization mechanisms
Apply least-privilege principles and access controls to reduce unauthorized access and security risk
Assess and harden systems, configurations, authentication mechanisms, and authorization controls
Identify, assess, document, and track vulnerabilities across systems and environments
Partner with technical teams to prioritize and remediate identified vulnerabilities and security weaknesses
Conduct follow-up assessments and continuous monitoring to identify newly introduced or recurring vulnerabilities
Implement and support tools and processes used for vulnerability identification, security monitoring, and control validation
Monitor systems and security data to identify potential vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses, threats, and anomalous activity
Support security activities throughout the system lifecycle, including design, implementation, operation, maintenance, and system changes
Evaluate technical changes and system configurations for potential security impacts
Collaborate with system administrators, cloud engineers, software engineers, cybersecurity teams, and other technical stakeholders to implement and maintain security controls
Support security documentation, technical findings, remediation tracking, and reporting aligned with established security requirements
Maintain awareness of evolving vulnerabilities, threats, security technologies, and cybersecurity engineering practices
Qualifications
Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, systems security, or related technical cybersecurity disciplines
Hands-on experience designing, implementing, or securing enterprise systems and technical environments
Experience with identity and access management (IAM), authentication, authorization, and least-privilege security principles
Experience identifying, assessing, tracking, and supporting remediation of system vulnerabilities
Experience implementing or supporting continuous security monitoring and vulnerability management processes
Knowledge of security architecture, system hardening, secure configuration, and security control implementation
Experience with security monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint security, or cloud security technologies
Understanding of system lifecycle management and the integration of security requirements throughout system design, implementation, and operations
Experience analyzing technical security findings and identifying appropriate remediation or risk mitigation actions
Experience documenting security findings, technical requirements, remediation activities, and system security information
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred:
Experience with security platforms and tools such as CrowdStrike, Tanium, Wiz, Splunk, or similar technologies
Experience with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms or security compliance management tools
Experience securing cloud environments and implementing cloud security controls
Experience supporting security architecture across complex enterprise environments
Knowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements, security controls, and continuous monitoring practices
Experience working within federal government or other highly regulated environments
Relevant cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, Security+, GIAC, or equivalent
About steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $85,000 to $170,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
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Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest m
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