Associate Information Security Engineer

Job Description

Company: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation’s central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic team for our future.

Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more. All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.

About Opportunity

The Endpoint Security product team has an immediate opening for an Associate Information Security Engineer.

Work in a dynamic Endpoint Security product team to design, develop, manage and maintain our server Endpoint Detection and Response security tools and infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment. You will work in an environment with experienced professionals to foster and support the safety of the Federal Reserve’s systems. Participates or leads in the development of the security program policies and procedures, as it relates to technical infrastructure design.

What You Will Do:

• Supporting the design and implementation of Endpoint Detection/Response and Compliant solutions.
• Supporting the design and implementation of and integration with Security Analytics solutions of multiple data sources
• Deploy and maintain various security tools and systems in a complex hybrid cloud environment
• Work with partners to obtain and translate requirements into technical implementations
• Lead automation efforts to minimize manual work, ensure compliance goals, and support continuous delivery frameworks and tools
• Prepare and execute security test plans, and assess security control effectiveness

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience with 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Familiarity with Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools (Crowdstrike Falcon, Defender ATP, etc.)
• Experience with interpreting the log output of a wide selection of network and host device classes (HIDS, NIDS, Firewalls, Proxies, Routers, Switches, WAF’s, Servers, Desktop Controls, Endpoint Protection, etc.)
• Demonstrable ability to solve problems and automate tasks programmatically
• Strong knowledge of Windows OS family, Linux and TCP/IP networking required.
• Strong Technical expertise in systems administration and security tools and knowledge of security practices and procedures required.
• Experience working with CSPs (AWS, Azure, Google)
• Experience with cloud-based security tools (AWS CloudTrail, Azure Sentinel, Google Chronicle)
• Experience with platform automation toolsets (Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins, or Terraform)
• Experience with system configuration tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.)
• Understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) including technology, standards.

Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!

When you join the Richmond Fed, not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career, you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth, including:

• Great medical benefits
• Pension and 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid volunteer leave
• Onsite amenities that make working here fun!

Other Requirements and Considerations:

• Candidates should review the Bank’s Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
• If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please notify rich.recruit@rich.frb.org.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility for this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship or three or more years of Permanent Resident (Green Card) status.
• The hiring range is $76,600 – $105,380 annually.
• For candidates located near other National IT locations, outside of Richmond, VA, the listed hiring and salary ranges may be adjusted based on your geographic location.
• Salary offered will be based on the job responsibilities and the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as defined in the job qualifications.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by June 18, 2026.
• Always verify and apply to jobs on Federal Reserve System Careers or through verified Federal Reserve Bank social media channels.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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