Security Engineer - Remote

• This role is contingent upon a contract award.
• The Work

ICFis is looking for an enthusiastic Security Engineer to join our team and help ensure our environments and applications meet Federal Security Standards.

If you are interested in applying your expertise in Security Engineering in a consulting environment, then this may be the role for you.

Job Location

This position requires that the job be performed in the United States.

If you accept this position, you should note that ICF monitors employee work locations, blocks access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses, and prohibits personal VPN connections.

• Our core work hours are 10am - 4pm Eastern Time with the option to start earlier or work later depending on your time zone.

However, please note our client is on the east coast and may sometimes start a meeting earlier than 10:00 which may require your participation.

• Travel for a conference or to another ICF location for collaboration may be required once a year.

What You Will Do

The selected candidate will be required to work on multiple products and must be able to develop and present secure solutions and advice to technical teams as well as leadership.

The candidate will further be required to assess risks and advise on security standards, best practices, and solutions.

All this must be done by maintaining security quality and customer satisfaction.

Various tools are used to detect vulnerabilities and the security engineer documents these vulnerabilities and works with developers to get them corrected.

The security engineer will need to work on a path to production for new applications ensuring all the documentation and appropriate steps are taken and approved to have a highly secure production application and environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform Static Application Security Testing (SAST) to identify potential vulnerabilities in the application code and infrastructure
• Perform Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
• Create and update threat models for FISMA systems
• Assist and lead security incident response
• Assist with documentation of System Security plan and Contingency Plans for related projects
• Ensure security systems are up to date and create documentation and planning for all security-related information, including incident response and disaster recovery plans
• Review policies and procedures for compliance with applicable standards; and to identify areas of improvement for finding remediation
• Interact with senior level management, including the ISSO
• Use security assessment tools such as Nessus, Snyk, AWS Guard Duty and AWS Inspector
• Apply a demonstrated understanding of cryptography to secure web applications and data at rest
• Work with development teams to review and correct code written in higher level programming languages and scripts
• Work with Dev Ops teams to securely harden Linux based machines and cloud infrastructure
• Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of professional security engineering experience
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• Candidate must reside in the U. S., be authorized to work in the U. S., and all work must be performed in the U. S.
• Candidate must have lived in the U. S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years
• What We Would Like You To Bring With You

• Hands on experience that includes

• Prior experience in consulting or healthcare is an advantage but not essential.
• Strong engineering background
• Application architecture experience
• Federal Government contracting work experience

• One or more of the following certifications is preferred

• Professional Skills
• Good leadership and team-working skills.
• Highly effective analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface effectively at all levels of the business.
• Organized, detailed oriented and able to prioritize and multi‑task.
• Ability to self‑organize, prioritize and conduct work on multiple projects under tight deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Prior experience working remotely full‑time
• Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge.

As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in‑person or virtual) is not permitted.

This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI.

If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf. com.

We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

• Pay Range
• $98,614.00 - $167,644.00
• Location
• Nationwide Remote Office (US99)
• Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

To request an accommodation, please email candidateaccommodation@icf. com and we will be happy to assist.

All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Read more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in Benefits Coverage Act.

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