Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

What you'll do

• Lead cybersecurity execution by identifying risks and driving technical and programmatic remediation across engineering and program stakeholders.
• Design, develop, integrate, test, verify, and validate system security solutions.
• Prepare, review, and defend accreditation packages as an Information Systems Security Engineer or Manager.
• Translate RMF controls into system-level requirements, including decomposition, verification planning, and traceability.
• Support vulnerability management, cybersecurity scanning, and assessment using tools like ACAS and Nessus.
• Perform host and network hardening using DISA STIGs and SRGs for Windows, UNIX/Linux, and containerized environments.
• Validate information system security posture and report findings to support risk-acceptance recommendations.
• Drive process improvements to strengthen cybersecurity planning, traceability, and risk management closure.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with at least 12 years of engineering experience.
• Master’s Degree with at least 10 years of engineering experience.
• PhD with at least 8 years of engineering experience.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with a background investigation within the last 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• One of the following: DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce qualification, DoD 8570 IAM Level II, CompTIA SecurityX / CASP, CISSP, or CSSLP.
• Experience preparing and defending accreditation packages as an ISSE or ISSM.
• Working knowledge of DoD RMF and JSIG for SAP/SCI systems.
• Experience validating security posture, reporting findings, and supporting risk-acceptance recommendations.
• Current SAP access (preferred).
• Advanced cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP-ISSAP, or CSSLP (preferred).
• Experience with vulnerability management, cybersecurity assessment and scanning, compliance/authorization packages, and ATO documentation (preferred).
• Experience with NIST publications, federal regulations, DoD RMF controls, and cybersecurity authorization requirements (preferred).
• Experience with IT principles including software design, test, and integration (preferred).
• Familiarity with Windows and UNIX/Linux platforms, hypervisor, and containerized environments (preferred).
• Experience designing/reviewing hardening using DISA STIGs/SRGs (preferred).
• Experience developing and evaluating information systems across the systems development lifecycle in a secure environment (preferred).
• Experience working in an Integrated Product Team with engineering, cybersecurity, software, and program stakeholders (preferred).