[Remote] Security Engineer - Junior
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BDR Solutions, LLC, supports the U.S. Federal Government in achieving its mission and goals. They are seeking a motivated Security Engineer to support secure data platform operations within an IRS cloud environment, focusing on implementing security controls and assisting with compliance activities.
Responsibilities
- Support tenant onboarding security classification activities and technical guardrails implementation
- Assist with security reviews for new data intake requests and Data Sharing Agreement compliance checks
- Support daily security monitoring, IAM entitlement reviews, and alert triage
- Assist with vulnerability scanning coordination and POA&M tracking updates
- Maintain security documentation including Risk Assessment Checklists (RACs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Support preparation of audit evidence packages under direction of Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
- Monitor IRS Security Awareness Training (SAT) compliance for all contractor personnel
Skills
- Active MBI required
- 2–4 years in IT security, cloud security, or compliance roles
- CompTIA Security+ required
- Working knowledge of AWS security services: IAM, CloudTrail, Security Hub, GuardDuty
- Familiarity with NIST 800-53 security controls and FedRAMP requirements
- Basic experience with vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Qualys, or equivalent)
- Understanding of RBAC and least-privilege access principles
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
- Support tenant onboarding security classification activities and technical guardrails implementation
- Assist with security reviews for new data intake requests and Data Sharing Agreement compliance checks
- Support daily security monitoring, IAM entitlement reviews, and alert triage
- Assist with vulnerability scanning coordination and POA&M tracking updates
- Maintain security documentation including Risk Assessment Checklists (RACs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Support preparation of audit evidence packages under direction of Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
- Monitor IRS Security Awareness Training (SAT) compliance for all contractor personnel
- U.S Citizenship is required
- IRS or federal agency security experience preferred
- CompTIA CySA+ or Cloud+ preferred
- Experience managing POA&M lifecycle beyond basic updates, POA&M management
- Exposure to risk scoring and remediation prioritization frameworks
- Familiarity with automated vulnerability scanning pipelines
- Experience with eMASS or federal ATO processes
- AWS Config/Inspector
- SIEM tools (Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch)
- Identity governance solutions (SailPoint, Okta)
- Data security and PII protection
- Basic scripting or automation skills
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