How to hire a senior information assurance engineer

How to hire a senior information assurance engineer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior information assurance engineer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior information assurance engineer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior information assurance engineer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a senior information assurance engineer, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   A senior information assurance engineer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior information assurance engineers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of senior information assurance engineer salaries for various roles:

   Type of Senior Information Assurance Engineer	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Information Assurance Engineer	Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.	$32-56
   Cyber Security Analyst	A cybersecurity analyst is responsible for planning and carrying out security measures to protect a company's computer networks and systems. They constantly keep tabs on threats and monitor their organization's networks for any security breaches... Show more	$31-56
   Securities Analyst	Securities analysts, also known as financial analysts, are responsible for collecting and interpreting data on securities, economies, corporate strategies, and financial markets. They provide clients with recommendations on investments based on in-depth research... Show more	$28-56

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • RMF
   • NIST
   • DOD
   • ACAS
   • IAM
   • Infrastructure
   • Security Engineering
   • Assurance Support
   • Vulnerability Assessments
   • STIG
   • Risk Assessments
   • Disa
   • Security Policies
   • Security Posture

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   Responsibilities:

   • Review and manage the security and information assurance capabilities of database applications, database structure and architecture.
   • Provide engineering support for all MHS regions regarding up-to-date DISA STIG.
   • Support DoD clients with application and software architecture assessments, risk analysis, and vulnerability assessments.
   • Perform system administration and duties of HBSS operator.
   • Support the DISA PMO in the delivery of the GCCS-J system software releases.
   • Provide contractor sites with recommendations for corrective actions to findings to ensure compliance with DISA policies.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior information assurance engineer job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A senior information assurance engineer can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, senior information assurance engineers' average salary in florida is 34% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior information assurance engineers 42% less than senior-level senior information assurance engineers.
   • Certifications. A senior information assurance engineer with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a senior information assurance engineer's salary.

   Average senior information assurance engineer salary

   $89,626yearly

   $43.09 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior information assurance engineer salary

   $68,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

4. Writing a senior information assurance engineer job description

   A good senior information assurance engineer job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a senior information assurance engineer job description:

   Senior information assurance engineer job description example

   **Type of Requisition:** Regular
   
   **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
   
   **Job Family:** Information Security
   
   **This position is not yet funded.**
   
   + Responsible for the security architectures for a large Enterprise Cross Domain Service (ECDS) project.
   
   + Identify and mitigate system security threats/risks in all phases of system lifecycle.
   
   + Contribute to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, evaluation and awareness activities for security designs; and, system and networking operations.
   
   + Review security documentation and articles, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content.
   
   + Design, develop, implement and integrate IA and security systems and system components in multiple enclaves with differing data protection requirements.
   
   + Perform system installation, configuration maintenance, account maintenance, signature maintenance, patch management, and troubleshooting of operational IA and CND systems.
   
   + Assist architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application security policy and enterprise solutions.
   
   + Enforce the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures
   
   **CLEARANCE** : TS SCI and willing to take a CI polygraph
   
   **EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE** : BA/BS or equivalent, 5+ years of experience
   
   COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.
   
   We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.
   
   GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior information assurance engineers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior information assurance engineer job on Zippia to find and recruit senior information assurance engineer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting senior information assurance engineers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a senior information assurance engineer applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior information assurance engineer

   Once you've decided on a perfect senior information assurance engineer candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new senior information assurance engineer. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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