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The Cybersecurity Engineer will serve as an embedded cybersecurity professional supporting one or more mission agile teams, working directly with Government leadership, Information Systems Security Managers (ISSMs), Information Systems Security Officers (ISSOs), Cyber Operations Teams (COT), Cyber Penetration Teams (CPT), Product Owners, software developers, and DevSecOps engineers to maintain secure cloud-native capabilities while enabling rapid software delivery through Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO). This position is full-time support within classified environments in San Antonio, Texas.\nPosition Responsibilities: The Cybersecurity Engineer (ISSO) provides support to enterprise cybersecurity operations across multiple mission value streams and classified environments by executing RMF activities, maintaining cybersecurity documentation, supporting continuous monitoring, and ensuring compliance with Department of Defense cybersecurity policies and mission security standards.\nResponsibilities include:\nExecute Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities supporting system authorization, continuous monitoring, and Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO).\nMaintain RMF documentation including SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, hardware/software inventories, and security artifacts.\nSupport cybersecurity assessments conducted by Security Control Assessors, penetration testing teams, and Authorizing Officials.\nMonitor system cybersecurity posture and coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities and assessment findings.\nPerform vulnerability management, STIG implementation, configuration compliance validation, and security control assessments.\nSupport implementation of Zero Trust security principles, cloud security controls, Kubernetes/OpenShift security, container hardening, and DevSecOps security practices.\nCollaborate with Government leadership, ISSMs, ISSEs, software developers, cloud engineers, Cyber Operations Teams (COT), and Cyber Penetration Teams (CPT) to integrate cybersecurity into Agile software development.\nMaintain continuous monitoring documentation, audit evidence, and cybersecurity reporting.\nEvaluate cybersecurity findings and recommend corrective actions to improve system security posture.\nAssist with annual cybersecurity inspections, assessments, audits, and operational readiness activities.\nPrepare technical documentation, executive reports, and cybersecurity metrics supporting Government decision-making.\nSupport cybersecurity operations across 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