Cybersecurity Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology • Falls Church, VA

3d • $147,292 - $199,278 • Onsite

About The Position

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Cybersecurity Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. The Advana team is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join their program. Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of related experience
• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• IAT III (CompTIA CASP+ CE, ISC² CISSP (or Associate), GIAC GCED, GIAC GCIH, or Cisco CCNP Security)
• Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Responsibilities

• Implements cybersecurity architecture, defensive monitoring capabilities, and enclave-specific protections supporting Advana operations across Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret domains powering mission execution for Combatant Commands, Joint Staff elements, and strategic decision makers.
• Deploys and configures NIST SP 800-53 security controls, identity and access management services, continuous monitoring sensors, Zero Trust enforcement mechanisms, and cross-domain cybersecurity components consistent with DoD cybersecurity directives and CDAO governance.
• Conducts recurring vulnerability assessments, penetration-test follow-up activities, and automated scanning operations using platforms such as Nessus, ACAS, Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, and cloud-native threat-detection tools to identify, analyze, and remediate configuration weaknesses across Advana cloud, data, and application ecosystems.
• Supports incident response operations by performing log analysis, event correlation, triage actions, and threat-hunting tasks within multi-classification environments, producing technical findings, mitigation actions, and post-incident reports for enterprise leadership.
• Develops and maintains cybersecurity documentation, Body-of-Evidence artifacts, system security plans, standard operating procedures, and RMF compliance updates required for Authorizing Official review.
• Collaborates with DevSecOps, infrastructure, and platform engineering teams to integrate secure coding practices, encryption configurations, automated guardrails, and enclave boundary protections.
• Strengthens operational resilience by monitoring emergent threats, validating countermeasures, and contributing technical recommendations that advance Advana cybersecurity maturity and mission readiness.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed