Cyberspace Warfare Development Engineer

Ironclad Defense Works • Norfolk, VA

5d • $111,000 - $159,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Support NATO capability development by engineering and documenting cyberspace warfare capabilities from operational needs through specifications, architectures, and implementation plans. You will work hands-on across systems engineering activities and engage a multinational stakeholder community to validate outputs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering/systems engineering/computer science (or bachelor’s + 5 years recent hands-on systems engineering in a military context).
• Recent hands-on authorship of specifications/architectures/functional analyses/designs (3+ within the last 5 years).
• Post-degree CIS security and cyber defence credentialing (e.g., CISSP, GIAC, ISACA CISM).
• Hands-on architecture drafting experience (NAF, TOGAF, or equivalent).
• Expert-level programme/project management certification (e.g., PMP, MSP, PPQ).
• Valid NATO nation passport with no travel restrictions to NATO nations.
• Citizen of a NATO member nation; active NATO or National SECRET (or higher) clearance; English proficiency.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with military information and cyber systems engineering in multinational contexts.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops across government/industry/academia.
• Prior NATO capability development experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational requirements into capability requirements and specifications for cyberspace capabilities.
• Develop or support capability architectures and functional/non-functional specifications.
• Develop or support implementation plans (scope, timelines, cost, risk).
• Build and sustain Communities of Interest to develop and validate capability products.
• Support feasibility studies, foresight analysis, technical/operational analysis, and experimentation campaigns.
• Organize and participate in workshops, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the COTR.

What This Job Offers

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