Security Engineer U.S. Citizenship, Secret or Top Secret Clearance Required Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Location: Onsite at a government site in the Washington, DC metropolitan area
Type: Full-time, W-2
Compensation: $80,000-$130,000 annually, depending on experience and assignment
Experience: Approximately 1–5 years of relevant experience; we are hiring at multiple levels

One posting, several possible routes. Via Logic is hiring for multiple openings at different experience levels. Your work may focus on network defenses, security platforms, system hardening, access controls, or integrating security tools across an environment. The broad experience and compensation ranges reflect the different openings; we will explore where your strengths fit best.

These openings support CBP work. Applicants must:

• Be able to complete the CBP suitability process and receive a favorable determination before starting the assignment. The process includes a background investigation and review of credit history.
• Meet any additional clearance requirement for the specific opening. Some assignments may require a Secret or Top Secret clearance, and specialized assignments may require SCI eligibility. We will confirm the requirement as we match candidates to openings.

• Configure, maintain, and improve security controls across systems, applications, or networks.
• Help implement and troubleshoot tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection, endpoint protection, access controls, or security monitoring platforms, depending on the assignment.
• Work with system owners to address vulnerabilities, strengthen configurations, and verify that improvements are working as intended.
• Support incident investigation and remediation when the systems or controls you manage are involved.
• Integrate security tools and processes with the teams that operate the environment, keeping reliability and mission needs in view.
• Document configurations, changes, procedures, and recommendations so teammates can build on your work.

• Approximately 1–5 years of relevant experience in security engineering, network or systems engineering with a security focus, or a related technical field. We will consider the depth of your work alongside your years of experience.
• Hands-on experience configuring, administering, or improving at least one security technology or control.
• Familiarity with some of the following: network security, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, identity and access, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, application security, cloud security, or logging.
• The ability to diagnose a problem, work with technical partners on a fix, and verify the result.
• The ability to work onsite in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Experience in adjacent application, cloud, or network security specialties is welcome. Specific technologies and duties vary by assignment; you do not need to have worked with every control listed here.

• Healthcare coverage and paid time off that give you room to take care of life outside work.
• Teammates who share knowledge, pitch in, and help each other grow.
• Opportunities to deepen your specialty and explore adjacent areas of cybersecurity as new assignments open up.
• Meaningful work protecting systems that support a federal mission.

• These roles work onsite at a government site in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The specific site depends on the assignment.
• You will work with Via Logic teammates, government partners, and other technical teams using tools approved for your work environment.
• Schedules depend on the opening. We will discuss any extended hours or on-call expectations before…