Senior Cyber Security Engineer

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

JANUS Research Group is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer.

The ideal candidate will provide leadership in designing, assessing, and implementing security controls across complex systems, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Army systems.

Responsibilities:

Lead the implementation of administrative, physical, and technical security controls across the ATIS portfolio, ensuring compliance with DoD RMF requirements. C

onduct independent security assessments and testing to identify risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and ensure continuous compliance.

Manage the Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) process, documenting mitigations and overseeing their resolution within defined timelines.

Serve as a technical advisor for RMF controls implementation, collaborating with the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) to maintain eMASS records.

Perform Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) testing and report on findings, including compliance with RMF and continuous monitoring requirements.

Lead risk assessments for third-party systems, evaluating vulnerabilities and proposing actionable remediation strategies to protect Army systems.

Oversee system security scans and vulnerability assessments, ensuring compliance with Army and DoD cybersecurity policies.

Define and maintain security standards, policies, and procedures, ensuring they are operationally effective and meet Army requirements.

Provide guidance on incident response investigations, identifying opportunities for improvement in incident handling and mitigation efforts.

Collaborate with stakeholders to implement and monitor security safeguards using cutting-edge technologies, such as encryption, remote access, and antivirus systems.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related discipline and 6 or more years of experience.

• IASAE II DoD Approved Baseline Certification (e.g., CISSP, CASP CE, CSSLP).

• Security clearance: Secret

JANUS strives to provide opportunities for career growth through training and development. We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products. As part of a total rewards program, employees can benefit from our referral bonus program, and other various employee awards. JANUS Research Group takes pride in our benefit package and rewards program which has earned us the certification of a Great Place to Work™

JANUS Research Group provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: Alisha Pollard, Director of Human Resources at alisha.pollard@janusresearch.com or calling (706) 364-9100. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within JANUS Research Group will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with JANUS Research Group.

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JANUS Research Group is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer. It is company policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on th