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Second Front Systems

Senior Security Engineer (Active Clearance Required)

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Second Front Systems (2F) is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to support our Security team. We are a fast-growing entrepreneurial team working at the convergence of technology and national security. The work will be dynamic and wide-ranging within Security and scale of our Second Front Suite, including our Game Warden platform.

Our Cybersecurity team is responsible for ensuring the security of cloud-native tools and services for Second Front business and product teams, with an emphasis on automation and customer experience.

As a Sr Cloud Security Engineer at Second Front Systems you will design, build, and integrate security tools to enable vulnerability detection, mitigation, monitoring, and response.  You will work to automate processes and design and adapt IaC with Pulumi in Golang, Rust, and other languages.   This role will require learning new things like developing security tools, assessing risk, solving big problems, speaking your mind, and contributing to a culture of diversity, innovation, and excellence.  This role is key to the security of the Game Warden platform and its underlying applications.

Note: This position requires U.S. citizenship due to government contract requirements.

Candidates must be located in the following geographic locations: DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia), Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, Denver/Colorado Springs, and Dallas/Fort Worth

What You'll Do

  • Coordinate activities with Principal Security Engineer and DevSecOps Engineering Team.
  • Design, manage, and update IaC with Pulumi.
  • Design, build, and implement microservices.
  • Maintain and adapt SIEM and Security Tooling.
  • Document the applications and processes you create.

Skills You'll Bring to Our Team

  • Able to be a positive influence on the company.
  • Comfortable working on complex problems, striving to find unique solutions to problems.
  • Able to work with minimal supervision and guidance under tight deadlines.
  • Self-starter who can persevere until the job is done.
  • Experienced in working in Agile development structures.

Qualifications

  • Experience solving complex problems and designing application logic.
  • Extensive knowledge of hyperscale cloud security, DevSecOps tools, and software development concepts.
  • Ability to create and implement incident response plans.
  • Contributed to or created a disaster recovery plan from scratch.
  • Established architectures and designs for highly secure environments.
  • Kubernetes knowledge and understanding of networking.
  • Background in cybersecurity and understanding of vulnerability risk analysis.
  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP security architecture services. For example, IAM, Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, Sentinel Entra ID, and WAF.7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Active DoD Secret Clearance
  • Ability to attain 8570 baseline IAT 2 Certification within 6 months of hire date.
  • Ability to learn Golang and similar languages.
  • Infrastructure as Code like Terraform, Pulumi, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Department of Defense DevSecOps practices, policies, and security.
  • Experience with Docker, Gitlab, Kubernetes
  • Rust, or the willingness to learn Rust
  • Data Engineering or Science Experience a plus

Perks & Benefits

This role is full time.  As a public benefit corporation, we’re a team of purpose-driven trailblazers transforming the future of U.S. national security. We hire the best to do their best and, as such, we are committed to providing the perks and benefits you need to be successful—both in- and outside the workplace.

We offer you:

Competitive Salary
100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage
401(k) + 3% company contribution
Wellness perks (Fitness classes, mental health resources)
Equity incentive plan
Tech + office supplies stipend
Annual professional development stipend
Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off
Parental leave
Work from anywhere

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WHO WE ARE

At Second Front Systems (2F), we equip defense and national security professionals for long-term, continuous competition for access to emerging technologies. Founded by two former U.S. Marines with firsthand experience of the dangers outdated technology poses in combat, our team is dedicated to fast-tracking government access to disruptive, commercially-proven technology for U.S. national security missions. 

Our Game Warden product, a fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform, accelerates the process for accrediting software as a service (SaaS) applications for government use.

Learn how 2F can help you make an impact on national security missions at www.secondfront.com

ONE LAST THING…

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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This position will remain open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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