Security Engineer

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CMT Services Inc. is a dynamic and small business supporting Federal, State, and Local government agencies. As an SBA-certified HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), we deliver quality, professional services to support the missions and strategic business goals of our clients.

Position Title:Security Engineer

Location

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20250

Period of Performance

Start Date: One 1-year base period plus 1-year option periods

Place of Performance

Hybrid

Position Summary: The Security Engineer implements security controls, identity management, and threat detection. Ensures federal compliance and embeds security into applications and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Security architecture, IAM, compliance, ATO/ATU support, secure integrations, data protection.
• Enterprise & Data Architecture: Enterprise architecture, data architecture blueprints, system inventories, solution architecture, governance standards, decommissioning strategy, FinOps, architecture reviews.
• Systems Integration Engineering: APIs, integrations, interface design, ICDs, ETL/ELT pipelines, interface remediation, integration testing
• Databricks Lakehouse Support: Lakehouse architecture, security design, common data model, migration framework, reporting and analytics

Required Qualifications

Experience (5+ years) implementing security controls, identity and access management, and threat detection in

federal environments, such as defining security boundaries, identity and access management, role-based access control, data protection, and secure integration patterns for the Databricks Lakehouse; supporting ATO/ATU-related security activities; and ensuring HCM integrations meet USDA security and

authorization requirements.

Experience ensuring federal compliance and embedding security into applications and cloud infrastructure.

Experience supporting security authorization of federal information system

Education

Bachelor’s degree and/or Equivalent Experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Join Our Team

At CMT Services, we believe that extraordinary results come from empowering exceptional people. If you're ready to lead innovative projects, solve complex challenges, and contribute to meaningful infrastructure development while advancing your career in a supportive, collaborative environment, we want to hear from you.

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