Cybersecurity Engineer

Cybersecurity Engineer

Computer Technologies Consultants (CTC) is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in Washington, DC.

CTC is a leading technology company providing lifecycle IT, data analytics, cloud managed hosting services, agile software development, DevOps, Test Automation, Cyber Security, and infrastructure solutions. Additionally, we provide Professional Talent Acquisition Services as we proudly support the unique needs of U.S. Defense, Intelligence, and Federal Civilian agencies as well as Fortune 1000 companies.

Experience this family-oriented company who takes pride in you and will help you grow where your passions lie. Holding many Defense & Federal government contracts around the globe, with our client you have the opportunity to take on new and evolving challenges, aim beyond what you think you are capable of and work in collaborative, dynamic, and high-tempo environments. Our clients' employees are their most valued asset and they invest in their people because they are in it for the long term. They are committed to your success and well-being and offer competitive benefits packages, salaries, bonus/award programs, and a high potential for professional growth and job opportunities world-wide.

Why Should You Be Interested?

• Direct hire full-time position
• Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits
• Mid-size company with room for growth

Position Location: Washington, DC

Daily Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain enterprise security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and enforce Zero Trust Architecture principles under NIST SP 800-207, including least privilege, identity-centric security, continuous verification, segmentation, and protection across cloud, network, and endpoint environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain least-privilege access controls and IAM solutions, including RBAC, PAM, MFA, secure authentication, authorization, and integration with enterprise identity providers.
• Configure and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, audit, and threat detection capabilities across systems, applications, cloud platforms, and security tools, including SIEM, EDR/XDR, and cloud-native security platforms.
• Conduct continuous security monitoring, vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and RMF-aligned remediation across enterprise environments; identify security gaps and coordinate mitigation, patch management, and security update activities.
• Harden systems, applications, cloud, and hybrid environments using secure configuration baselines and industry best practices, including encryption standards, secured administrative access, identity controls, network protections, and workload security.
• Support incident response activities by monitoring alerts, performing analysis, executing containment actions, assisting with forensic data collection and reporting, and performing root cause analysis for security incidents and control failures.
• Ensure security changes follow formal change management processes with documentation and security impact analysis; develop and maintain cybersecurity SOPs, system configurations, security baselines, asset inventories, and audit-ready documentation.
• Collaborate with network, cloud, and application teams to resolve security issues, support security integration, limit lateral movement, protect sensitive data and high-value assets, and enhance the overall enterprise security posture.

Required Years of Experience (min):

• Five years relevant experience

Required Degree/Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Required Experience & Expertise in the following areas:

• Experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity operations across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
• Experience applying NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-207 to security controls, Zero Trust, least privilege, continuous monitoring, and risk mitigation.
• Experience with IAM technologies, including RBAC, PAM, MFA, authentication, authorization, and enterprise identity provider integration.
• Experience using SIEM, EDR/XDR, logging, monitoring, and threat detection platforms to support incident response, investigation, forensic support, and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management, security hardening, patch coordination, RMF-aligned remediation, and secure configuration baselines.
• Ability to develop cybersecurity SOPs, security documentation, configuration records, baselines, asset inventories, and audit artifacts.
• Ability to coordinate with network, cloud, application, and engineering teams to resolve security issues and improve enterprise security operations.

Required Clearance:

• Public Trust Tier 2 clearance level and background check.

Pay Information:

Full-Time Salary Range: TBD

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides employment opportunities for all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, mental or sensory differing abilities, protected veteran status, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc. is devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion.