Security Engineer

Who we are...
Latitude is a growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) Company within the Federal Sector. We have experience in working with various federal clients across multiple different agencies. We believe in adopting and growing a remote work-from-home culture wherever possible to ensure a healthy work-to-life balance. We believe in automating the mundane and investing in our employees helping them grow their careers over time. We strive for innovation and want to develop solutions that we can take pride in and help break through some of the barriers that exist in technology and the government sectors today.
Description...
We are hiring a Security Engineer to secure supply chain and logistics software built for a federal health customer. You will design and validate controls, build security into the delivery pipeline, and be the person the team relies on to say whether a change is safe to ship. You will sit inside the engineering group and work directly with the product teams whose code you are securing. This position is fully remote within the United States.
What You Will Do...
Design, configure and validate security controls for applications and the environments they run in
Test systems for weaknesses and drive findings to closure with the teams that own them
Build security checks into the delivery pipeline so issues surface before release, not after
Support monitoring, tuning and incident response for security tooling
Translate security requirements into technical designs delivery teams can implement
Minimum Qualifications...
Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of security engineering experience
Hands-on experience securing applications and cloud infrastructure
Vulnerability assessment experience, including tracking findings through remediation
Working knowledge of federal security frameworks such as NIST 800-53 and RMF
Experience integrating security tooling into CI/CD pipelines
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation (Public Trust)
Preferred Qualifications...
Experience on federal health IT programs
HIPAA or health data privacy experience
Security+, CISSP, CCSP or equivalent certification
Container and Kubernetes security experience
Incident response or digital forensics experience
Experience supporting an ATO package or continuous monitoring
Familiarity with federal IT governance and approved-tooling processes
Clearance...
Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and May need to Meet Requirements for Access to Protected and/or Classified Information
Citizenship...
Applicants need to be a US Citizen to be considered for the position and have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years due to background investigation requirements
Employee Benefits...
Medical, Vision, Dental
Paid Vacation & Sick Time
Paid Federal Holidays
401k Retirement Plan with 100% Company Matching
Employer Paid Life Insurance
Continued Education Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Commuter Benefits Program
Health Savings Account (HSA)
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
The posted range is base annual salary, placement within the range depends on qualifications, relevant experience, and contract requirements.

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