Cybersecurity Engineer at MicroTech
Washington, DC
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Jul 6, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cybersecurity engineering role supporting the Congressional Budget Office's security infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Day-to-day work spans configuring and maintaining IAM, SIEM, and EDR/XDR platforms, conducting vulnerability assessments, and handling incident triage and response — all within a federal compliance framework centered on NIST standards and Zero Trust Architecture. Suited to experienced security engineers with a background in federal or regulated environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 560 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 230–840
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673).
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 (7)
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent combination of education and experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Cloud experience is required but framed as 'AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud' — AWS is listed as the primary with Azure as an alternative; the gate is on cloud security experience broadly, not a specific platform.
The security clearance language ('ability to obtain and maintain all required government security clearances') is a future-eligibility statement, not a requirement to hold an active clearance at time of hire — treated as no current clearance gate.
Preferred certifications (CISSP, Security+, GIAC certs, CCSP, Microsoft/AWS/Azure security certs) all appear under a 'Preferred Certifications' heading and are not hard gates.
Federal agency experience, Zero Trust implementation experience, and FISMA/federal compliance familiarity all appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are not hard gates.
The role is located at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in Washington, DC; no remote option is indicated.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53, Zero Trust Architecture, NIST SP 800-207, security automation.
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