Federal Incident Response Lead (Principal Information Security Engineer)

Zscaler(24 days ago)

McLean, VAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$161,000 - $230,000Enterprise Security

About this role

The Federal Incident Response Lead (Principal Information Security Engineer) will establish and lead incident response operations and a threat hunting capability within a dedicated DoD IL6 cloud environment. This full-time onsite role in Crystal City, VA reports to the Director of Federal Security Operations in the Enterprise Security department. The position is responsible for ensuring federal security practices align with DoD CC SRG and FedRAMP requirements and for operationalizing processes, tooling, and playbooks to enable rapid, 24/7 response.

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Required Skills

Incident Response
Threat Hunting
DFIR
SIEM
SOAR
Splunk
Incident Command
Playbooks
Cloud Security
FedRAMP

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Qualifications

US Citizenship
Active U.S. Secret Clearance
Top Secret Clearance Preferred
Bachelor's Degree Preferred
DoD 8140 DCWF Preferred

About Zscaler

zscaler.com

Zscaler is a cloud-native enterprise security company that delivers a zero‑trust platform to secure users, devices, and applications by inspecting traffic and enforcing access policies in the cloud. Its Zero Trust Exchange and SASE/SSE offerings — including Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA), Zscaler Private Access (ZPA), cloud firewall, browser isolation, and data protection — let organizations replace legacy VPNs and backhauled security with direct-to-cloud, policy-driven controls. Serving global enterprises, Zscaler applies AI/ML and automation for threat protection, data loss prevention, and scalability across hybrid/multi‑cloud, IoT/OT, and B2B environments to accelerate secure digital transformation.