Cybersecurity Engineer Senior
ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company · Fairfax, VA
$125,000–$150,000from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level engineering role focused on designing and operating security architectures for complex government systems. Day-to-day work spans embedding security controls into CI/CD pipelines, managing Zero Trust and SIEM platforms, leading threat modeling and incident response, and maintaining compliance with NIST SP 800-53 and RMF. Suited to an experienced cybersecurity engineer with a background in federal or similarly regulated environments.
Senior level · 7+ years · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
SOC code is Medium confidence: the role blends deep security analysis (threat modeling, incident response, vulnerability assessment, SIEM — pointing to 15-1212) with substantial software/DevSecOps engineering work (CI/CD pipeline integration, IaC security, container security — pointing to 15-1252). Primary day-to-day framing leans security analysis and architecture, so 15-1212 was chosen with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
Degree requirement is listed as a Bachelor's degree 'or equivalent relevant experience,' so no hard degree gate is set.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance' — this is a hard gate on eligibility (U.S. citizenship required), not merely a preference.
Compensation of $125,000–$150,000 per year is stated as a general guideline that varies by location, clearance level, and contract affordability.
CISSP is listed under Preferred Qualifications and is marked as preferred. AWS/Azure cloud security experience also appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
The 7–10 year range is used with the minimum (7) for the overall years minimum per extraction rules.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53, forensic analysis.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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