Cybersecurity Operations Engineer (Washington)

Cybersecurity Operations Engineer Client: National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) POP: 12+ months Location: Washington, DC US Citizen SCOPE Seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to support a federal agency cybersecurity program. This role will lead daily cyber defense operations across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments, strengthen monitoring capabilities, improve threat detection, and support incident response. REQUIRED SKILLS 6+ years cybersecurity operations experience Federal cybersecurity experience preferred Strong knowledge of: NIST FISMA CISA directives Azure Security Defender SIEM platforms Experience with PowerShell automation PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS CISSP CEH Security+ SC-200 AZ-500 TASKS Manage and optimize SIEM, Syslog, EDR, NDR, firewall, and Microsoft security tools Monitor logs, alerts, anomalies, and indicators of compromise Perform proactive threat hunting Lead cybersecurity incident response actions Improve detection rules, automation, SOAR workflows Support Continuous Monitoring under FISMA/NIST Prepare metrics, dashboards, risk reports Develop SOPs and security documentation Support Azure security, Defender for Cloud, M365 security stack