Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support a mission-focused federal cybersecurity program in Washington DC.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
Join Everforth ECS Federal to engineer security controls that protect critical federal infrastructure and mission systems. You will support national security and law enforcement readiness in a collaborative cybersecurity environment focused on secure operations, risk reduction, compliance, and mission assurance.
The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will design, implement, maintain, and improve cybersecurity controls across enterprise systems, networks, applications, and high-security environments. This role supports vulnerability management, access control, boundary defense, patch compliance, Zero Trust implementation, and secure configuration practices for federal mission systems.
The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will support vulnerability management, role-based access control, firewalls, IDS/IPS, patch compliance, Zero Trust controls, security documentation, remediation planning, and compliance activities. This position will work closely with cybersecurity teams, system administrators, network engineers, application teams, ISSOs, and program leadership to implement and maintain effective security controls aligned with mission needs and federal requirements.
This role requires a hands-on senior cybersecurity professional with experience engineering and maintaining security controls in secure or regulated environments. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical judgment, troubleshooting skills, documentation discipline, risk awareness, and the ability to collaborate across technical and government stakeholder teams in a classified or sensitive federal mission environment.
Preferred Qualifications- Minimum 7 years cybersecurity engineering experience
- Experience implementing security controls in enterprise or federal environments; Security+ required.
Skills Required
- Security+ certification
- Minimum 7 years cybersecurity engineering experience
- Experience implementing security controls in enterprise or federal environments
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability management, patch management, firewalls, IDS/IPS, RBAC, Zero Trust, and secure configuration practices
- Experience working in classified or sensitive federal mission environments and collaborating with ISSOs and government stakeholders
- Strong technical judgment, troubleshooting, documentation discipline, and risk awareness
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
