ISSO Cybersecurity Engineer, Senior
Booz Allen Hamilton
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $140,687–$212,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $187k versus about $176k for comparable roles.
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1184 roles with salary data.
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The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer joins the Cyber and IT Risk Management team to lead mission-critical cybersecurity programs protecting Department of Defense systems. This role involves leading security design, risk assessments, and authorization strategies while mentoring junior engineers. Key responsibilities include managing the RMF lifecycle, creating documentation like SSPs and POA&Ms, and achieving ATO/IATO. The engineer will architect advanced controls, perform vulnerability scanning, and manage tools including ACAS, Splunk, HBSS, and eMASS. A significant focus involves leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop automated threat detection, anomaly identification, and prioritized remediation workflows. The position requires deep expertise in RMF processes, including DAAPM 2.2 and JSIG Rev 4, to ensure continuous compliance and system hardening within complex, high-impact national defense environments.
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