Top Remote Cyber Security Jobs in Washington, DC

Leads and develops a threat intelligence, threat hunting, and detection engineering team serving multiple customer environments. Owns the intelligence lifecycle, produces strategic and tactical intelligence, develops SIEM and EDR/XDR detections, conducts threat hunts, supports complex incidents, and briefs technical and executive audiences. Establishes ATT&CK coverage, automates workflows, partners with SOC and security engineering teams, and advises customers on threats affecting retail, hospitality, payments, and connected systems.

Monitor and triage security, systems, network, and cloud alerts across client environments. Perform initial investigations, validate alerts, document incidents, follow SOPs, escalate suspicious activity, and support vulnerability management. The role also includes basic Windows, Linux, Active Directory, Azure, AWS, and Microsoft 365 operational monitoring, service troubleshooting, backup validation, and compliance activities in a remote 24/7 environment.

Architects, deploys, automates, and maintains isolated cloud and local cyber ranges supporting concurrent security training scenarios. Responsibilities include infrastructure-as-code deployment, cloud service emulation, network segmentation, security controls, monitoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and SimSpace product guidance. The role collaborates with security researchers and training specialists to deliver realistic, scalable cyber exercises.

Supports the IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance program through security risk assessments, policy administration, audit readiness, control validation, evidence collection, remediation tracking, regulatory compliance monitoring, and third-party risk reviews. The role maps controls to frameworks including HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, CIS, CMS, and URAC; maintains risk registers and governance documentation; and partners with technical and business teams to address vulnerabilities, control gaps, and compliance requirements.

Own and scale the company’s compliance, security, privacy, and IT programs. Manage SOC 2, ISO 27001 readiness, GDPR and EU AI Act processes, access controls, vendor assessments, audits, policies, remediation, IT asset lifecycle, equipment provisioning, and employee helpdesk support. Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure on cloud security, vulnerability management, backups, incident response, and system documentation.

Supports application security and information systems for a large healthcare organization. Analyzes user requirements, develops and implements system solutions, manages moderately complex projects, coordinates project teams, establishes system procedures, and provides guidance to less experienced staff. Collaborates with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders across multiple facilities. Epic accreditation or certification is required, along with industry experience and a related bachelor's degree.

Leads security architecture reviews and governance for enterprise services, applications, integrations, and cloud environments. Develops Zero Trust reference architectures, secure-by-design patterns, and DevSecOps guardrails across hybrid and multicloud platforms. Oversees AWS, API, Kubernetes, data, AI, third-party, and integration security; conducts risk assessments and maps controls to security frameworks. Guides incident response, compliance, PAM, remediation, and security strategy while mentoring security and delivery teams.

Develop low-level embedded, kernel, driver, networking, and application software for Wave Relay products. Build cross-platform security solutions for Linux, including OpenSSL-based cryptographic components, socket programming, and network security features. Collaborate on hardware and software development for wireless networking products. Requires extensive C/C++ experience, Layer 2 wireless networking expertise, Linux kernel development, and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.

Build, secure, automate, and operate AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure while supporting HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance. Responsibilities include Terraform development, CI/CD security, IAM, vulnerability management, observability, SIEM integrations, incident response, infrastructure hardening, scripting, technical documentation, and cross-functional automation. The role also participates in on-call coverage and evaluates new security and infrastructure tools.

Provide presales and occasional post-sales technical support for network security solutions. Advise sales teams and partners, deliver product demonstrations, competitive analyses, solution designs, specifications, trainings, and webinars. Conduct professional services discovery calls, support technical teams, and manage vendor solution proof-of-concept lifecycles. Requires hands-on networking experience, firewall and endpoint security knowledge, strong communication skills, and multiple vendor certifications.