Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (Secret clearance)

About Rise8

Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact: lives saved, time returned, and missions advanced. We think big, start small, and scale fast with elite teams across product, design, and engineering to drive continuous delivery for critical missions. We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. Rise8 is where you’ll do the best work of your career—supported by a culture you won’t find anywhere else. We offer competitive pay and benefits, but what sets us apart is our commitment to autonomy, growth, and a culture rooted in kindness, candor, and continuous learning. Certified as a Great Place to Work®, with 100% of employees saying they love working here, Rise8 is where bold ideas become real capabilities. Where mission meets meaning. And where fewer bad things happen because of bad software.

About You

Are you a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with expertise across multiple domains, including cloud security, containerization, secure software supply chain and compliance? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where collaboration, innovation, and secure delivery are top priorities? At Rise8, we’re looking for someone like you to lead the charge in securing complex systems, while ensuring client satisfaction across projects.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Rise8, you will:

• Secure cloud-based environments by designing and implementing native security solutions using services.
• Drive Continuous RMF practices, automating control implementation and reporting through modern methodologies like Continuous Authorization to Operate.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of IT environments
• Implement and manage security measures like firewalls, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanning, encryption, and ICAM solutions.
• Secure containerized and large-scale cloud production systems while responding effectively to security incidents.
• Apply advanced security concepts to protect systems, including threats, vulnerabilities, encryption, boundary defense, and risk management.
• Establish and manage identity and access management policies, ensuring least-privilege access and cross-account role adherence.
• Create and maintain engineering artifacts, such as network diagrams, data flow diagrams, installation procedures, and operational manuals.
• Enforce cloud-native security best practices, leveraging frameworks like AWS’s Well-Architected Security Pillar