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Senior Security Engineer

New YorkFull-time$220k–$280k2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Architect and operationalize security across infrastructure, platform, CI/CD, and application layers for a federal government technology platform.

Role type

Senior Security Engineer (Federal Compliance & Cloud Security)

Builds

Systems of record for federal agencies (ticketing, procurement, benefits) with embedded compliance

Domain

Government technology / Federal compliance / Cloud Security

Required skills

AWS (GovCloud), Terraform, FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD Impact Levels, NIST 800-53, SBOMs, image signing, workload identity, secure CI/CD, AI-driven security scanning

Preferred skills

Leading first federal authorization, Chainguard, Second Front, federal SaaS/defense tech experience

Technologies

AWS, Terraform, Chainguard, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD IL

Responsibilities

Architect security controls, write SSPs, build continuous compliance workflows, establish secure supply chain practices, own technical relationship with auditors

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC