LTS
Cyber Security Engineer
United States - Remote
Sponsorship not specified$100k-$120kDetected 12 days ago
AWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesCI/CDCybersecurityNetwork SecurityAgileFirewallZero TrustHL7/FHIRCommunicationProblem SolvingCISSP
About the role
- Our teams work on transformative modernization initiatives focused on securing and advancing federal healthcare technology systems.
- We foster a collaborative environment built on integrity, innovation, and continuous growth while empowering employees to make meaningful contributions to national healthcare missions.
Responsibilities
- Support cybersecurity engineering for the pilot, including cloud security, RMF/ATO support, compliance documentation, and continuous monitoring.
- Configure, monitor, and support AWS security services such as AWS Network Firewall, Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Inspector, and related capabilities.
- Support security planning for an AWS Commercial Cloud environment with consideration for future migration to AWS GovCloud or another VA-approved hosting environment.
- Work within eMASS, ServiceNow GRC, or similar risk management systems to support ATO artifacts, information assurance tasking, POA&M tracking, and security documentation.
- Develop and maintain SSPs, POA&Ms, SOPs, risk assessments, control narratives, security diagrams, and remediation plans.
- Support vulnerability assessments, DISA STIG hardening, configuration compliance reviews, remediation tracking, and audit readiness activities.
- Support security reviews for VIA platform capabilities, including data handling, access control, auditability, secure integration, and AI-enabled modernization workflows.
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate security requirements into practical engineering, documentation, and compliance actions.
- This individual will work closely with infrastructure, application, integration, and DevSecOps teams to ensure modernization efforts are designed and deployed with security at the forefront.
- Experience developing or supporting SSPs, POA&Ms, SOPs, control narratives, risk assessments, evidence packages, and remediation plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience securing AWS cloud environments, including IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring, network security, and vulnerability management.
- Hands-on experience with AWS security services such as Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Inspector, AWS Network Firewall, or similar capabilities.
- Experience supporting RMF, ATO, continuous monitoring, risk management, and federal compliance activities.
- Familiarity with eMASS, ServiceNow GRC, or similar risk management and authorization systems.
- Working knowledge of NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53 controls, FISMA, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, and federal cybersecurity requirements.
- Knowledge of DISA STIGs, secure configuration baselines, system hardening, and vulnerability remediation processes.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps, secure SDLC practices, automated security scanning, CI/CD security, and environment hardening.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting AWS GovCloud, federal cloud migration, or Commercial-to-GovCloud transition planning.
- Experience securing AI-enabled, automation-based, or agentic platforms in regulated environments.
- Experience supporting FedRAMP Moderate or High environments.
- Experience with container security, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, or cloud-native security architectures.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CEH, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect, or similar.
Compensation
- ranges are provided for informational purposes, and final compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and role requirements.
Benefits
- 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience supporting federal, cloud, healthcare, or other regulated environments.
- LTS is seeking a skilled and mission-focused Cyber Security Engineer to support a major modernization initiative within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health portfolio.
- LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.
Company info
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