Cybersecurity Engineer Principal

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Active Directory (AD), Identity Access Management (IAM), Microsoft Entra, Okta Identity Management, Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Cybersecurity Engineer Principal at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cybersecurity Engineer Principal you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Cybersecurity Engineer Principal joining our team to optimize our enterprise identity and access management infrastructure.

HOW A CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER PRINCIPAL WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

As a Cybersecurity Engineer Principal, you will lead enterprise-level initiatives that strengthen our identity, access, and cloud security posture. You’ll architect and drive modern IAM solutions that align with Zero Trust principles, enhance automation, and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal frameworks. You will partner with senior leadership, cloud architects, and engineering teams to design secure identity and access controls across hybrid environments — balancing innovation, resilience, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Initiative Ownership

• Independently lead cybersecurity and IAM initiatives that align with enterprise modernization and Zero Trust strategies.
• Partner with leadership to develop strategic roadmaps for identity, privilege, and access governance across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Provide expert guidance in architecture review boards, security councils, and technical working groups to influence secure design decisions.

Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineering

• Architect, implement, and manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and Okta Identity Cloud integrations supporting hybrid identity models.
• Define and enforce least privilege, role-based access control (RBAC), and just-in-time access across enterprise systems.
• Engineer automation for identity lifecycle management using Okta Workflows, Microsoft Identity Governance, and API-based orchestration.

Privileged Access & Authentication Security

• Support the design and deployment of Privileged Access Management (PAM) controls using modern cloud-based solutions.
• Strengthen credential management and certificate authority modernization efforts in alignment with evolving industry expiration and compliance standards.
• Implement passwordless and phishing-resistant authentication using FIDO2, Windows Hello for Business, and Conditional Access policies.

Cloud Security & Governance

• Integrate security and compliance controls into Azure, AWS, and M365 services leveraging policy automation and native governance frameworks.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and participate in security design reviews for new cloud and SaaS integrations.
• Lead remediation initiatives for cloud misconfigurations and identity exposures identified through continuous monitoring tools.

Zero Trust & Modernization Enablement

• Define and execute Zero Trust roadmap milestones across identity, network, and endpoint domains.
• Partner with infrastructure and application teams to establish secure access patterns for hybrid workloads, remote workforces, and SaaS integrations.
• Lead initiatives for federation and adaptive access policies to enhance user experience while maintaining strong security posture.

Security Operations, Compliance, & Audit Readiness

• Ensure alignment with CMMC, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and SOX requirements.
• Conduct periodic reviews of access controls, entitlements, and privileged accounts to maintain compliance.
• Provide documentation and evidence to support internal and external audits and participate in incident response investigations as a subject matter expert.

Automation, Tooling, & Optimization

• Develop PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Python scripts to