# Lead Security Engineer - SME

Location: Suitland, MD | Hybrid Proposal Opportunity: This position is being recruited in support of an active federal proposal. Employment is contingent upon contract award, final customer requirements, and position availability. Candidates selected during the proposal phase may be asked to provide an updated resume and other information required for proposal submission. About the Role Essnova Solutions is seeking an experienced Lead Security Engineer - SME to support a large-scale federal technology modernization initiative supporting the U.S. Census Bureau. This senior-level role will provide cybersecurity engineering expertise across modernized enterprise and cloud environments, with a particular focus on Zero Trust Architecture, federal security frameworks, risk management, and authorization requirements. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience securing complex federal systems and translating federal cybersecurity requirements into practical technical solutions. What You’ll Do Provide senior-level security engineering expertise for complex enterprise technology environments. Support implementation and advancement of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles. Apply feder

- **Id**: 1196767
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/essnova-solutions-lead-security-engineer-sme>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Suitland, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-24T18:56:15Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-24
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T17:11:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 47
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3014
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Information Security, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation

## Company

- **Id**: 672943
- **Name**: Essnova Solutions
- **Domain**: essnova.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/essnova>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 129000
- **Max usd**: 265000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 453

## Technologies

- **Zero Trust** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 47

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-24T18:56:15Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 22
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.622
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 46
- **Expected fill days**: 21
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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