The Swift Group, LLC · 10 hours ago
Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)
Tysons Corner, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$50K/yr - $290K/yr
7+ years expThe Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. They are seeking an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to lead the design and development of technical solutions that enable zero trust authentication and authorization across mission applications.
Information TechnologySoftwareTraining
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Dan Irish
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain reusable frameworks, libraries, APIs, and reference implementations that integrate applications with zero trust identity and access services
Create developer documentation, integration guides, and best practices to streamline adoption of security services by product teams
Implement and support fine-grained authorization approaches (e.g., entitlements, row-level security, ABAC) and align them to business policies
Collaborate with architects and platform engineers to ensure security services meet performance, usability, resilience, and compliance objectives
Conduct design and code reviews; coach development teams on secure coding, identity integration, and threat-informed design patterns
Evaluate emerging zero trust and identity/access technologies and recommend improvements to architecture, tooling, and developer experience
Qualification
Required
US citizenship with an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph required
Minimum 7 years of professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or closely related roles
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
Hands-on experience designing and deploying application components on AWS in IL6+ classified environments
Proven experience implementing modern authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML)
Expertise with fine-grained access control models (entitlements, row-level security, ABAC)
Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Go, or Python) for building frameworks, SDKs, and platform services
Working knowledge of zero trust architecture and principles, including identity-centric security and least-privilege access
Experience authoring developer documentation, integration guides, and reference implementations
Solid understanding of secure coding practices, SDLC security, and integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines
Preferred
Experience with enterprise identity platforms (e.g., AWS Cognito, Azure AD, Keycloak) and policy engines (e.g., OPA, Cedar)
Background with authorization-as-a-service patterns, token exchange, and policy-based access control in microservices
Familiarity with DISA STIGs/SRGs and compliance workflows in classified environments
Contributions to internal SDKs, developer portals, or platform engineering products that improve developer productivity
Benefits
Healthcare
Wellness
Financial
Retirement
Education
Time off benefits
Company
The Swift Group, LLC
The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Holton Yost
CEO
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