Job Description

Tulzi Technologies, LLC (Tulzi) prides ourselves on an open, and honest culture in the workplace which builds a morale conducive to inspiring growth on our team, while balancing lifestyle by supporting personal and family goals with flexibility. Tulzi offers secure network systems and software engineering solutions in both public and private sectors. With certified expert consulting the team at Tulzi is able to address the customers mission, and follow through in the systems development life cycle.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Title: Senior Security Engineer

Location: Columbia, MD

The Senior Security Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for architecting, engineering, and sustaining enterprisegrade security solutions across complex IT environments. This role is deeply handson and requires the ability to design, build, implement, operate, and optimize security technologies that protect missioncritical systems. The Senior Security Engineer provides technical direction, mentors junior engineers, and drives security innovation across the organization. The engineer leads advanced research, evaluation, and integration of emerging security technologies to strengthen the enterprise security posture. They ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software, and security controls adhere to organizational policies, compliance frameworks, and mission objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

 Architect, implement, and maintain enterprise security controls and infrastructure

components across Windows, Linux, and virtualized environments

 Lead the design, deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of

endpoint hardening and security tools (e.g., Ivanti, WSUS, Trellix, Tenable)

 Oversee patch management processes, including OS updates, thirdparty

software updates, and administrative tool upgrades

 Provide expertlevel troubleshooting, rootcause analysis, and performance

optimization for complex security and infrastructure issues

 Evaluate, recommend, and lead the adoption of new security tools, technologies,

and methodologies

 Develop and maintain security documentation, including SSPs, RMF artifacts,

engineering diagrams, and operational procedures

 Design and implement security requirements within enterprise business

processes and technical architectures

 Support vulnerability assessments, interpret results, and develop riskbased

mitigation strategies

 Conduct system hardening, configuration baselining, and compliance scanning to

ensure adherence to security standards

 Support and guide incident response activities, including forensic analysis and

containment strategies

 Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure security is embedded

throughout system lifecycles

 Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior and midlevel security engineers

 Contribute to longterm security strategy, capability development, and continuous

improvement initiatives

 Support a diverse set of enterprise networks and mission environments as part of

a highperforming security engineering team

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

 8+ years of progressive experience designing, engineering, and securing

enterprisescale IT systems across complex network environments

 Expertlevel knowledge in architecting, deploying, and maintaining security

infrastructure, including endpoint protection, vulnerability management,

configuration management, and enterprise hardening solutions

 Demonstrated experience leading security engineering initiatives, including

implementing advanced security controls, designing secure configurations, and

overseeing patch and update strategies for Linux and Windows environments

 Extensive handson experience with enterprise security tools, such as Ivanti,

WSUS, Trellix, Tenable, or equivalent platforms, including tool integration,

optimization, and lifecycle management

 Strong understanding of security frameworks and compliance requirements, such

as NIST RMF, NIST 80053, STIGs, or equivalent federal/DoD standards

 Demonstrated ability to lead complex troubleshooting efforts, perform rootcause

analysis, and drive longterm remediation strategies across enterprise systems

 Experience mentoring junior engineers, providing technical leadership, and

contributing to team capability development

 Required IAT/Managementlevel certification: one or more of the following —

CASP+, CISSP, or equivalent seniorlevel certification

 Required vendor certification in one or more relevant technologies (e.g.,

Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, NetApp, Pure Storage, HP, Dell, Linux+, Red Hat,

HBSS, ACAS). Candidates without an active certification must obtain at least one

within 6 months of hire

Clearance Required:

 TS/SCI

Minimum Years of Experience: 8+

Required Certifications: (if needed)

 Required IAT Certs: one or more of the following: CASP, CISM, CISSP, or

equivalent senior-level certification

 Required vendor certification in one or more relevant technologies (e.g.,

Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, NetApp, Pure Storage, HP, Dell, Linux+, Red Hat,

HBSS, ACAS). Candidates without an active certification must obtain at least one

within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

 Bachelors Degree

 Experience working within a SOC

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package and FUN place to work! Benefits include, but not limited to:

Health and Wellness Benefits

• Medical Insurance (three CareFirst healthcare plans to choose from, Dental and Vision Insurance, 75% covered for employee/ 50% per dependant

• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions $1500 individual/ $3000 family

Personal Insurance Benefits

• Company-paid Life Insurance and AD&D coverage

• Company-paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance

Paid Leave

• Employees receive 20 days of vacation/10 holidays built into hourly rate/ 5 days of sick time (currently used for snow, jury, bereavement)

Retirement

• Pre-tax 401k program including 6% company match

• 100% fully vested from eligibility date

*Eligible after 90 days of employment

Tulzi Technologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.