Lead Security Engineer - Remote at Maximus
Nashville, TN
$141,270–$180,000from the description
Aug 12, 2026
Nashville, TN
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior security engineering role supporting federal clients, responsible for advising on and implementing cybersecurity controls across cloud, network, and endpoint environments. Day-to-day work spans vulnerability management, security assessments, SIEM/EDR tooling, CI/CD pipeline security, and system authorization under NIST frameworks. The role carries technical leadership responsibilities including mentoring engineers and engaging with enterprise risk and compliance activities.
Senior level · 7+ years · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 13, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No specific work location is stated in the posting; the CBSA field has been left blank. Up to 10% travel is required, suggesting an on-site or hybrid arrangement rather than fully remote.
The title says 'Lead Security Engineer,' which maps to a Senior-level individual contributor; the role has technical leadership and mentorship duties but no explicit people-management (hiring, budget) responsibilities, so 15-1212 is preferred over 11-3021.
The alt SOC 15-1299 is noted because the role blends security analysis with hands-on engineering implementation in ways that don't fit cleanly into the analyst-focused 15-1212 definition.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as a minimum requirement but is immediately qualified by 'or equivalent experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
US Citizenship is explicitly required; no specific security clearance level is stated as a hard gate, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
Cloud security experience is stated as 'AWS and/or Azure,' so AWS is listed as the primary skill with Azure as an alternative. AWS Security and Azure Security certifications appear only under the preferred certifications list.
SIEM and EDR appear in an advisory/guidance context ('advise on security technologies such as…') rather than a hard-requirements section, so they are marked preferred.
Security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CCSP, CISM, GIAC, AWS Security, Azure Security) are explicitly listed as preferred.
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