About the role

The Role

We’re seeking a technical security engineer who thrives on intensity, autonomy, and impactful work. You'll code and maintain cutting-edge, automated systems that secure America’s public software—work that demands exceptional talent, persistence, and dedication.

This role is ideal for engineers who want substantial responsibility and aren't afraid of long hours tackling complex challenges. You’ll directly shape the architecture and execution strategy, navigating intricate regulatory requirements (FedRAMP, DoD SRG, DISA STIG, NIST 800-53) within highly sophisticated technical environments.

What You Can Expect:

• Intensity: we move quickly and expect significant output and deep engagement.
• Complete ownership: autonomy to design and implement mission-critical systems.
• Immense impact: your efforts directly enhance national cybersecurity and compliance.

If you’re a talented, dedicated engineer ready to invest deeply in something genuinely important, we want to meet you.

Core Responsibilities

• Hardening containers
• Hardening applications to DISA STIG compliance
• Developing automated build processes for containers
• Scanning for compliance and security using vulnerability scanning, DAST/SAST, and other tools

What You Bring

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Background developing build automation solutions and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in offensive cybersecurity (through CTFs, work experience, etc)
• Hands-on experience with tools for vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and SIEM systems
• Strong understanding of cryptographic protocols, encryption standards, and authentication mechanisms
• Excellent system administration skills on Linux, a deep understanding of secure operating system configurations
• Experience developing in defensive security is strongly preferred

Our Technologies

• Open-source technologies like Kubernetes and Jenkins
• IaC tools including Docker, Helm, and Terraform
• Azure and AWS for cloud
• Alpine Linux

Salary

• 120,000-170,000

About Archon

Archon is building automated, full-stack systems to secure the world’s public infrastructure. Our first product streamlines FedRAMP, one of the most challenging security frameworks in the world.

Your work will directly impact national cybersecurity. We’re rapidly growing and seek exceptional engineers eager to have an immediate, tangible impact.