Top Remote Cyber Security Jobs in Washington, DC

Lead and perform information assurance engagements (SOC, PCI, ISO, GDPR, HITRUST, NIST). Plan and lead client meetings, design and execute testing of security and privacy controls, prepare reporting deliverables and gap assessments, support risk management, and mentor junior staff. Contribute to practice development, proposals, and team training. Travel up to 40%.

Design, build, and operate insider-threat detections and investigation tooling across identity, endpoints, cloud, source-code, and collaboration systems. Lead investigations, collect and correlate telemetry, develop automations and data pipelines, tune DLP/EDR/SIEM detections, and present clear, evidence-based findings to Security, Legal, HR, Privacy, and engineering partners.

Build and maintain Golang backend microservices for identity and access management on a cloud-native platform. Design scalable APIs, deploy on AWS and Kubernetes, implement secure authentication/authorization, write tests, participate in on-call rotation, collaborate across teams, and monitor service performance to ensure high availability and security.

Lead design and implementation of security controls for AI and cloud platforms, configure DLP and alerting, detect and remediate misconfigurations, perform AI security assessments, document findings, and advise clients and presales on AI security best practices.

Lead IT security architect responsible for AWS security architecture, compliance (NIST 800-171/CMMC), and GovCloud IL5/IL6 deployments. Maintain SSP, POA&Ms, evidence, and remediation tracking; coordinate with auditors and customer ISSM/ISSO; partner with DevSecOps and Engineering to implement secure baselines, logging, monitoring, encryption, segmentation, vulnerability management, and incident response for regulated environments.

Lead security engineering across web apps, APIs, cloud (AWS/OCI), Kubernetes, and on-prem systems. Build CI/CD security, secure genomic and PHI/PII pipelines (HIPAA), run monitoring and incident response, prepare for HIPAA/SOC2/ISO27001 audits, perform pentesting/vulnerability discovery, improve logging/SIEM, and drive remediation with engineering and DevOps while raising company-wide security awareness.

Lead and deliver end-to-end Salesforce security and compliance engagements. Advise enterprise customers on security controls, governance frameworks, and compliance posture. Drive pre-sales, shape solutions, and present to executives. Develop practice methodologies and reusable assets, mentor team members, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Trust on the Salesforce security roadmap.

Drive Cisco Security sales to federal civilian, law enforcement, and state/local government agencies by developing account plans, building executive relationships, positioning security solutions (Zero Trust, SASE, cloud/XDR, identity), navigating procurement, and collaborating with internal teams and partners to exceed sales targets.

Validate, reproduce, and triage vulnerability reports for web and mobile applications; assess severity and impact using CVSS and security frameworks; communicate findings and remediation to customers and researchers; leverage automation/AI workflows; collaborate cross-functionally and improve triage processes. Weekend shifts required occasionally.

Act as a technical and strategic adviser to assigned customers to maximize value from Proofpoint products and services. Own customer relationships, develop 12-month program roadmaps, lead recurring meetings, track deliverables and risks, coordinate complex production changes, manage escalations, monitor cases and SLAs, and help customers mature security posture and demonstrate measurable program value.