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# Senior Security Engineer-Security Architect

- **Company:** Boston Government Services
- **Location:** Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $179,401.0 - $211,060.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Uptime, Microsoft Security Essentials, Performance Tuning, Security Software, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Integration, Firewalls (Computer Science), Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Splunk
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9048198/senior-security-engineer-security-architect

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
 * Senior experience in cybersecurity engineering, architecture, security tool administration, infrastructure security, or cloud/on-premise security operations.
 * Hands-on experience with enterprise-class SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, PAM, cloud security, and/or related tools.
 * Knowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements, secure configuration, monitoring, patching, availability management, and incident response integration.
 * Ability to produce technical documentation and brief recommendations to technical and program stakeholders.
 * Must be a U.S. citizen.
 * Successful drug screening.
 * Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge., * CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS security certifications, GIAC, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Splunk, Microsoft Security, or equivalent vendor certifications.

## Description

The Senior Security Engineer-Security Architect provides senior technical engineering support for client security tools, infrastructure, architecture, integrations, operations, modernization, and risk reduction. This role supports implementation, maintenance, optimization, and availability of cybersecurity systems across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.

 * Monitor security tools, dashboards, logs, alerts, and event queues for potential incidents.
 * Engineer, implement, maintain, operate, and optimize cybersecurity tools and infrastructure.
 * Support SIEM, EDR, NGFW, IDS/IPS, DLP, PAM, cloud security, WAF, and related cybersecurity technologies.
 * Provide security architecture recommendations, configuration guidance, integration support, and operational improvement recommendations.
 * Troubleshoot hardware, software, application, and infrastructure security issues.
 * Support security tool patching, tuning, availability, backup, audit log review, configuration management, and maintenance documentation.
 * Identify infrastructure gaps and recommend enhancements to improve visibility, resilience, and protection.
 * Develop or support system administration and engineering gap reports, test analysis reports, uptime reports, tool maintenance logs, and configuration management data.


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