Cyber Risk Mitigation Engineer (VA ESOM)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Cyber Risk Mitigation Engineer (VA ESOM) based in United States.

This role focuses on strengthening cyber resilience and protecting application recovery capabilities across a federal technology environment. You will identify vulnerabilities, security dependencies, and cyber risks that could affect recovery and operational continuity. The position combines cybersecurity engineering, incident response, resilience planning, and security architecture to evaluate how systems respond to disruptive threats. You will design and support recovery exercises covering scenarios such as ransomware, destructive attacks, compromised credentials, and data corruption. Working closely with application owners, engineers, and program leadership, you will translate technical findings into practical and measurable mitigation actions. This is a high-impact opportunity to help strengthen secure recovery processes and reduce the risk of reinfection, unauthorized access, and continued compromise.