
Lead IA Specialist Engineer
St. Louis, MOJob$111–218K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Deloitte’s Government & Public Services Cyber team delivers cybersecurity solutions and managed services to government and public-sector clients. The Lead Security Engineer II analyzes security requirements, assesses system risks and controls, and supports or leads audits and vulnerability assessments. This project-delivery role is tied to a client project and requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, substantial cybersecurity assessment experience, and onsite work five days a week in St. Louis or Rosslyn.
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Full job description
Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.
Work You'll Do
As a PROJECT - Lead Security Engineer II on the Government & Public Services Cyber team, you will be responsible for:
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Analyzing and defining security requirements for applications and systems across multiple technology layers
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Gathering and organizing technical information related to mission needs, existing security capabilities, and ongoing cybersecurity programs
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Performing security assessments and risk analyses for systems and applications throughout the system development lifecycle
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Supporting and, at times, leading the planning, execution, and reporting of security audits and network vulnerability assessments
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Conducting interviews, examinations, and testing of security controls, and preparing assessment deliverables such as Security Control Assessment Reports and Security Risk Assessments
A successful candidate would possess these skills:
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Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
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Effective written and verbal communication skills
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Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
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Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
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Ability to lead projects or workstreams
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Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
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Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
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Ability to meet deadlines
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Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others
The Team
Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.
Our Cyber Defense & Resilience offering assists clients in defending against advanced threats by transforming security operations, monitoring technology, data analytics, and threat intelligence. Helps manage and protect dynamic attack surfaces and provides rapid crisis and cyber incident response, ensuring clients can be ready for, respond to, and recover from business disruptions.
The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.
Qualifications
Required:
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical experience
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Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required with ability to obtain a Poly
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Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
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Local to St. Louis, Missouri or Rosslyn, Virginia area and able to come onsite 5 days a week.
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IAT LEVEL III (CASP, CISA, CISSP, GCED, or GCIH)
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12+ years of experience with NIST Risk Management Framework and Cyber Assessment
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Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or any time in the future
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12+ years of experience with the following:
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Security Control Assessment Report, Security Risk Assessments, etc
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Plan, execute and report on information technology, privacy, and operational reviews in order to identify mission, privacy, security, compliance, information technology and regulatory risk
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Virginia, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to Virginia and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $110,700 to $218,300.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,167 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$111–218K/yr
- Missouri median$107–177K/yr43 salary ranges
- US median$133–208K/yr3,396 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $165K, is 16% above the Missouri median midpoint ($142K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in Missouri.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 51 open Security Engineer jobs in Missouri and 4,167 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,607 postings).
- Education
- 1,537 of the 4,167 open Security Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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