Cybersecurity Engineer

ESM • Virginia Beach, VA

1d • $70,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of routine project tasks focused on specialized cybersecurity challenges, integrating electronic processes and methodologies to resolve system-wide and technology-related security issues. Analyzes information security requirements and applies analytical, systematic approaches to address problems involving workflow, organizational processes, and planning. Provides security engineering support throughout the lifecycle of information systems, including planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, and integration activities, ensuring cybersecurity requirements are effectively incorporated and maintained.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, security engineering practices, and risk management frameworks.
• Ability to analyze security requirements and implement appropriate technical controls.
• Ability to conduct security analysis, vulnerability assessments, and incident response activities, including identifying threats, investigating security events, documenting findings, and recommending remediation actions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate workflows, organizational processes, and technical environments to resolve cybersecurity and compliance-related issues.
• Experience working with cybersecurity frameworks and compliance requirements (e.g., NIST, RMF, FISMA, ISO 27001, or similar), including documentation, security control implementation, audit support, and continuous monitoring activities.
• Five (5) year of full-time professional experience performing system hardening.
• Experience with Security Management policy guidance and directives.
• IAT-II requires one of the following current certifications: CND, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security + CE, or SSCP.
• Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations.
• Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customer.
• Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of routine project tasks focused on specialized cybersecurity challenges.
• Integrates electronic processes and methodologies to resolve system-wide and technology-related security issues.
• Analyzes information security requirements and applies analytical, systematic approaches to address problems involving workflow, organizational processes, and planning.
• Provides security engineering support throughout the lifecycle of information systems, including planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, and integration activities.
• Ensures cybersecurity requirements are effectively incorporated and maintained.
• Performs STIG implementation.
• Performs vulnerability assessments with the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution tool.
• Remediates vulnerability findings to include implementing vendor patches on both Linux and Windows Operating systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level