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Cyber Security Project Engineer

Herndon, VA 22095

Posted: 04/01/2025 Industry: Government Job Number: 52433

Job Description

Kavaliro is seeking a Cyber Security Project Engineer to support a client in Virginia.

Required Skills: 
The Contractor shall have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience:
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) with cloud service providers to review cloud service architectures.
  • Demonstrated experience maintaining assessment and authorization packages across multiple services or systems in accordance with FIPS-199, NIST 800-53, and CNSS 1253 requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, assessing or reviewing systems that utilize cloud technology with either Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, or Microsoft Azure cloud architecture.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing or reviewing cross domain technology and common architecture designs.
  • Demonstrated experience consulting project teams on system architecture and security posture.
  • Demonstrated experience with continuous monitoring requirements to include scan analysis for critical or high findings with common scan tools such as Rapid 7, Nessus or Qualys.
  • Demonstrated experience creating, monitoring, or closing system or service Plans Actions and Milestone items (POA&Ms).
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing compliance tools to track assessment and authorization activities such as Xacta 360, Service Now, or RSA Archer.
  • Demonstrated experience with the common control provider concept within the NIST Risk Management Framework.
  • Demonstrated experience with security control assessments (SCAs) to include working with SCAs and preparing security packages for SCAs.
HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE Skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not required to perform the work include:
  • Demonstrated experience using the Sponsors or similar element assessment and authorizing process.
  • Demonstrated experience creating or reviewing A&A body of evidence documentation in a cloud security environment.
  • Demonstrated experience identifying, implementing, or reviewing appropriate information security controls.
  • Demonstrated experience working in Xacta 360.
Location:
  • Herndon, VA
  • This position is onsite and there is no remote availability.
Clearance Requirement:
  • Candidates must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.
Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.
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