Automation Security Engineer

Maximus Services - Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time

Annapolis Junction, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Automation Security Engineer will provide advanced expertise in securing automated systems for a federal client's critical operations. This role is essential in safeguarding the integrity and resilience of automated processes and technologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain the organization's security infrastructure, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, and SIEM systems.
• Conduct and automate security assessments and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards in compliance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and track Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) to address identified security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives by developing and implementing test-driven security within a CI/CD pipeline.
• Work and support Authorization to Operate (ATOs, cATOs).
• Conduct research on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to stay updated on the evolving security landscape.
• Participate in incident response activities, including forensic analysis, evidence gathering, and reporting.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Candidates must be U.S. citizens with no dual citizenship.
• 7+ years of experience as a Security Automation Engineer/Tester or related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Chef Automate
• Experience with Appscan
• Experience with IBM
• Experience with Nexus
• Experience with Splunk
• Experience with Vault (Vault Enterprise, Venafi)
• Experience with Selenium