Job Description
The Senior Security Engineer will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of security controls for our clients’ systems. You will apply Zero Trust principles across system design and integrations and translate architectural controls into ongoing, enforceable engineering practices. Threat model and penetration test our systems and third party applications, with remediation of issues. You will also implement automated defense and detection at the operating system and container level.
Additional resposibilities include owning the vulnerability lifecycle by identification, prioritization, remediation, and reporting. You will implement security automation to replace manual compliance tasks (dashboards, automated vulnerability reports, compliance drift detection) and integrate vulnerability management into CI/CD and deployment pipelines. You will also design and validate access controls that align with federal standards and data handling policies.
About Nava
Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective.