Security Engineer Jr.
Saliense LLC · Arlington, VA
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Jul 7, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A junior-level federal cybersecurity role focused on conducting FISMA and OMB Circular A-123 internal control assessments, managing POA&Ms, and documenting security findings. Day-to-day work involves gathering and analyzing artifacts, verifying remediation, and evaluating security products to strengthen a federal client's security posture. Suited to candidates with at least one year of federal information systems security experience and familiarity with NIST frameworks and RMF.
Junior level · 1+ years · National · Bachelor's required
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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).
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 (6)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting; CBSA fields are left blank. The role appears to support a federal government contract, which typically implies an on-site or hybrid arrangement in the Washington DC area, but this cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
The JD does not mention a security clearance as a hard gate, though the federal contract context (FISMA, OMB A-123) makes one plausible. Clearance is not required per the posting.
POA&M management and configuration management appear as named domain competencies throughout the required qualifications section and are retained as skills; however, they represent process/framework knowledge rather than discrete tools — no specific tooling is named beyond CSAM.
The degree requirement is a hard gate: a BS/BA in a technology-related discipline is explicitly listed under 'Minimum Educational Requirements.' Equivalent experience is not offered as a substitute.
The 1-year minimum experience requirement is stated explicitly ('minimum of one (1) year of federal information systems security experience') and drives the Junior classification, consistent with the advertised title.
Ignored 7 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-137, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-37, POA&M management, configuration management, OMB Circular A-123.
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