Overview
Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With more than 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI & data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver at scale and with purpose.
We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for six consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming environment for those looking to grow and make a meaningful impact. We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges.
Position Summary:
Credence has an immediate opening for a highly skilled Security Engineer / Network Engineer to support and secure a mission-critical AWS GovCloud environment within a DoD-aligned ecosystem. This role will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and enhancing security controls across cloud and network infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity standards while supporting operational resilience.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:
- Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS GovCloud infrastructure and hybrid environments
- Support security operations including monitoring, detection, and response activities
- Configure and manage network security solutions including firewalls and WAFs
- Integrate and support SIEM solutions for centralized logging and threat detection
- Perform vulnerability management including scanning and remediation tracking
- Ensure compliance with DoD requirements (STIGs, RMF, NIST)
- Support incident response efforts including triage and containment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security posture
- Support continuous monitoring and audit readiness
Requirements
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Must hold an Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance
- Must have a minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, network engineering, or cloud security
- Must be experience with AWS (GovCloud preferred)
- Must have strong network security knowledge (firewalls, WAFs)
- Must have experience with SIEM tools
- Must have working knowledge of NIST 800-53, RMF, and STIGs
Salary Range: $ 120,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, skills, and overall qualifications.
Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by Technology and its People!
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance.
- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, network engineering, or cloud security.
- Experience with AWS.
- AWS GovCloud experience.
- Strong network security knowledge (firewalls, WAFs).
- Experience with SIEM tools.
- Working knowledge of NIST 800-53, RMF, and STIGs.
Credence Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Credence and has not been reviewed or approved by Credence.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or better than average across many roles, with multiple examples describing excellent pay and competitive salaries. Additional cash elements such as bonuses appear alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSAs/FSAs and a TRICARE supplement. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthen the protection package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible PTO and a broad holiday schedule aligned to federal holidays. Additional leave types such as military and bereavement leave are available.
Credence Insights
What We Do
Credence provides innovative technology, health, international development, engineering, and management solutions to support mission-critical programs for Federal government customers. We are one of the nation’s largest privately held government contractors. Our ability to perform exceptionally to implement new solutions, efficiencies, and savings across 220 U.S. Government programs is due to our obsession with exceeding customer expectations and our emphasis on employee wellbeing—best exemplified by our corporate philosophy: “One Measure of Success. Yours.” WHY WORK WITH CREDENCE? We are consistently rated as a Top Workplace and are proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. over the last decade. Credence treats each customer, teaming partner, and employee as a trusted partner whom we serve. We ensure successful outcomes by focusing on the measure of success that we consider to be most important—Yours. WHY WORK FOR CREDENCE? We are a diverse, enthusiastic team of professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Our culture is focused on employee empowerment, recognition, and reward, and each person is encouraged to take initiative and strive to reach their greatest potential. HOW CREDENCE GIVES BACK: We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through corporate charitable events, support for employee volunteering, and a 100% corporate match for employee charitable giving.
