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# Cyber Security Engineer III

- **Company:** Revolutional, LLC
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Software Design Documents, National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Information Technology, Cybercrime
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2745f082c7666e58

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field and 7+ years of relevant professional experience; three (3) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
 * Deep experience engineering enterprise security technologies in large environments.
 * Experience leading technical design efforts with stakeholders.
 * Experience developing security standards, policies, and engineering documentation.
 * Strong scripting and automation skills.
 * Working knowledge of NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, and FedRAMP.

Desired

 * Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC (GCIA, GCED, GCDA), or cloud security certifications.
 * Experience with hybrid on-premises and cloud SOC engineering.
 * Experience in a large federal civilian agency SOC.
 * Active Top Secret clearance.

## Description

We are seeking a senior Cyber Security Engineer III who develops and implements cybersecurity solutions to protect systems and networks against potential threats for a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center (SOC) supporting a large federal agency. This role leads technical designs with stakeholders, develops mitigations for incidents and evolving threats, develops and maintains cybersecurity standards and policies, and promotes cybersecurity awareness.

The successful candidate will:

 * Lead engineering of complex SOC security solutions.
 * Own cybersecurity standards and policies for assigned areas.
 * Develop mitigations for major incidents and evolving threats.
 * Promote cybersecurity awareness and mentor engineers., * Develop and implement cybersecurity solutions to protect systems and networks against threats.
 * Research and pilot new cybersecurity technologies.
 * Investigate and resolve cybersecurity solution issues.
 * Ensure cybersecurity solutions comply with organizational policies and guidelines.
 * Assist with configurations, validate secure complex systems, and test security products and systems to detect weaknesses.
 * Deploy, configure, and maintain SOC tools, sensors, and platforms.
 * Support sensor, rule, and alert tuning to improve detection quality.
 * Interface with stakeholders in the strategic design process to translate security and business requirements into technical designs.
 * Develop engineering documentation, including design documents, test plans, and configuration records.
 * Develop mitigations in response to security incidents and evolving cyber threats.
 * Develop and maintain cybersecurity standards and policies.
 * Promote cybersecurity awareness across technical teams.
 * Mentor junior engineers and review technical work.
 * Lead technology evaluations, prototypes, and market research for new security solutions.