ICAM Senior ABAC Engineer – Hybrid in Fort Meade, Maryland

Req ID: RQ174925

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Systems Engineering

Skills:

Access Control (AC),Authentication,Complex Systems,Systems Design,Systems Development

Certifications:

CompTIA – Security+ – CompTIA, Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) – Microsoft

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

As a Senior ABAC Engineer, on both the unclassified and classified environments, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining attribute-based access control systems to secure our critical applications and data. This role requires a deep understanding of security protocols, access control mechanisms, and software development.

Your responsibilities encompass the entire lifecycle management of ABAC products and services. This involves engineering tasks to develop the solution, generating business documents and reports to convey technical plans, diagrams, white papers, and conducting technical meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Ensuring security compliance, such as addressing STIGs relevant to the solution, and managing daily activities within your assigned areas, utilizing SME resources, are also part of your role.

You will define operational concepts related to the ABAC solution, including necessary procedures and tools for seamless integration and operation. Your expertise will guide both internal teams and external stakeholders, offering insights and analysis to support program objectives in this domain. You may also be required to collaboratively conduct an analysis of alternatives with the solutions architect on a variety of solutions to determine the best solutions to support overall business goals and objectives.

This is a hybrid postion that will consist of remote work and regular onsite support at the customer site in Fort Meade, MD.

HOW AN ICAM SENIOR ABAC ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Actively participate in Scrum meetings.

• Active engagement with the program customer, providing expert guidance and solutions

• Prepare and present test plans, technical presentations, and analyst briefings

• Design and implement ABAC solutions to meet business requirements and enhance security posture.

• Develop and maintain policies for attribute-based access control systems.

• Collaborate with IT and security teams to integrate ABAC solutions into existing infrastructure.

• Monitor and audit access control systems to ensure compliance with internal and external security policies and regulations.

• Conduct regular security assessments and reviews to identify vulnerabilities and improve the effectiveness of ABAC systems.

• Provide technical guidance and support to other team members.

• Identify customer requirements, analyze alternatives, and conduct product recommendations related to software, platform, and network configurations

•   Provides expert guidance and leadership to less-experienced colleagues

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

CLEARANCE : Minimum active DoD Security Clearance of SECRET, or higher

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

·      Extensive experience with implementing PKI and PIV standards

·      Extensive experience in creating architecture solutions for cloud environments

·      Demonstrated experience with ABAC technologies such as Axiomatics, NextLabs, or Immuta.

·      Proficient in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C#.

CERTIFICATION(S):

·       Active CompTIA Security+ CE certification, or higher

·       Active Computing Environmental certification (CE) in job-related duties such as Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

EDUCATION:

·      Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent work experience) will consider other combinations of education, certifications and years of experience

YEAR’S EXPERIENCE:

·      15+ years of IT experience in engineering and development

·      3+ years of experience in implementing and managing access control systems, preferably with a focus on ABAC.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

● 401K with company match

● Comprehensive health and wellness packages

● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $154,960 – $207,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.