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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - **Company:** ANALYGENCE, Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Static Program Analysis, Cyber Security, Fuzz Testing, Scrum Methodology, Zero Trust Network Access, Secure Coding, Security Content Automation Protocol, Security Software, SonarQube, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Gitlab, Tanium Platform Expertise, Information Technology, Nessus, RSA Archer Platform, Splunk, Devsecops, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18002758?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18002758%2FSenior-Cybersecurity-Engineer-D-C-Washington ## About the Role * 10+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience on projects of similar size and complexity. * AWS certification. * CISSP certification. * Scrum certification or demonstrated Scrum practices experience. * Experience with Federal, DHS, or Intelligence Community cybersecurity architectures, standards, and technologies. * Experience with cybersecurity engineering, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, AI/ML security, and Zero Trust. * Experience translating cybersecurity requirements into technical plans and engineering solutions. * Experience with security tools, secure configuration, vulnerability scanning, STIGs, cloud security, and DevSecOps automation. * Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to brief technical concepts and recommendations to stakeholders., * Prior DHS, Intelligence Community, CISO office, classified cloud, TS/SCI engineering, or national security cybersecurity experience. * Certifications or experience with additional cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Microsoft 365. * Experience with GRC platforms, ACAS, Nessus, SCAP, SonarQube, GitLab, Splunk, Tanium, Tenable, or related Federal cybersecurity tools. * Experience with RMF, A&A, continuous monitoring, Zero Trust dashboards, DevSecOps pipeline security, cloud security architecture, and secure automation. * Experience supporting classified, hybrid cloud, cross-domain, or secure mission environments. * Experience developing dashboards, technical metrics, or executive-ready reporting for cyber risk, vulnerability posture, Zero Trust maturity, or security testing status. ## Description Tharros is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support a DHS Intelligence and Analysis cybersecurity program in the National Capital Region. This role will provide senior technical direction across cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps, AI/ML security, Zero Trust, security tooling, and technical architecture. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can translate complex cybersecurity requirements into scalable, secure, and executable engineering solutions across cloud, on-premise, classified, and unclassified environments. Responsibilities: * Provide senior technical direction across cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps, AI/ML security, and Zero Trust activities. * Work with enterprise architects, system architects, developers, and security teams to integrate cybersecurity requirements into reusable technical architectures and engineering practices. * Assess and recommend scalable, resilient cloud architectures that incorporate cybersecurity and safeguarding requirements. * Support cybersecurity tool configuration, maintenance, integration, and improvement across enterprise environments. * Support STIG implementation, vulnerability scanning, secure configuration, and security tool maintenance. * Identify opportunities to apply automation, emerging technologies, and process improvements to improve cybersecurity engineering delivery. * Develop repeatable security processes for cloud and AI capabilities. * Support technical remediation and assessment activities, including engineering support for Assessment and Authorization efforts. * Recommend, configure, operate, and maintain approved cybersecurity tools and applications. * Support Zero Trust maturity efforts, including capability gap analysis, implementation recommendations, roadmap development, and dashboard integration. * Integrate security into DevSecOps pipelines, including automation scripts, security testing, configuration validation, and continuous monitoring support. * Assess DevSecOps tool configurations, identify gaps, and recommend improvements. * Develop and apply tools and scripts to automate security requirements, STIG implementation, and configuration validation. * Support near real-time dashboards and reporting that improve visibility into security testing, vulnerabilities, compliance status, and cyber risk. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout requirements, design, implementation, testing, delivery, and enhancement of secure IT solutions. * Support migration of IT services to cloud environments by identifying security requirements, risks, and technical issues. * Apply secure coding, security testing, static analysis, fuzzing, and threat modeling practices. ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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