About the Opportunity
DMI is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise security controls for a federal agency client, enforcing Zero Trust principles across cloud, network, and endpoint environments. In this role, you will support continuous security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance with NIST SP 800-53 and federal cybersecurity standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain enterprise security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53, including access control, configuration management, system and communications protection, audit and accountability, incident response, and system integrity control families
- Enforce Zero Trust Architecture principles per NIST SP 800-207, including continuous user and device verification, identity-centric security, and least privilege access
- Design and maintain RBAC, PAM, and MFA across enterprise systems; configure and manage IAM solutions and identity providers
- Configure and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, and SIEM integration across systems, applications, and cloud platforms
- Conduct continuous security monitoring, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis; coordinate remediation per NIST RMF
- Secure cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure), including configuration of security services, identity controls, and network protections
- Support incident response, including alert monitoring, containment, forensic collection, root cause analysis, and reporting
- Develop and maintain cybersecurity SOPs, security baselines, and asset inventories; ensure documentation supports audit readiness
- Support continuous real-time security monitoring operations through integration with SIEM, EDR/XDR, and cloud-native security platforms
Qualifications
Education and Years of Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field; relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM and demonstrated enterprise experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- CISSP, CISM, or equivalent senior security certification
- Experience in a federal government or legislative branch IT environment
- Familiarity with IRS 1075 or CUI data protection requirements
- Hands-on experience implementing NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust), and NIST RMF across enterprise environments
- Experience configuring and managing enterprise SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms for continuous monitoring and threat detection
- Experience designing and managing IAM, RBAC, PAM, and MFA solutions in enterprise environments
- Experience securing cloud environments, including AWS and Azure security services, identity controls, and workload protections
- Experience supporting incident response, forensic data collection, and root cause analysis
- 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience in an enterprise environment
Citizenship Status Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen
Physical Requirements: None required for this position.
Location: Remote, US
Minimum Salary Rate$77,800.00
Median Salary Rate$85,341.00