Senior Cyber Capability Engineer/Product Lead

ASSURED INFORMATION SECURITY INC•Columbia, MD

1d•$155,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

Assured Information Security (AIS) has an opening for a Senior Cyber Capability Engineer/Product Lead capable of driving complex cybersecurity product development, guiding engineering teams, and serving as a primary interface with mission stakeholders. This role blends hands-on technical leadership, product ownership, and subject-matter expertise to ensure critical capabilities are delivered efficiently, securely, and aligned with customer objectives. This is an onsite position located in Columbia, MD and requires a TS/SCI w/CI Poly.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or related discipline and 5 years of professional technical experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of 2 years of experience providing technical leadership, guiding teams, or serving in a Technical Lead capacity.
Demonstrated proficiency in one or more programming languages: Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Python.
Hands-on experience with version control platforms (Git, Subversion).
Strong grasp of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and socket-level development.
Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and orchestration environments.
Practical background with virtualization (ESXi, QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox, Hyper-V) and infrastructure automation frameworks (Vagrant, Terraform, Ansible).
Familiarity with automated testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines, particularly within constrained or secure development environments.
Ability to communicate complex architectural and mission concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience designing or delivering training materials that translate highly technical concepts for users across differing skill levels.
TS/SCI w/CI Poly required

Nice To Haves

Understanding of low-level internals for Windows, Unix, mobile platforms, or network devices.
Experience using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra.
Exposure to Atlassian toolsets including Jira, Confluence, and Crucible.
Background working in Computer Network Operations environments.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

Lead product direction as a customer advocate, ensuring technical priorities reflect operational needs and mission outcomes.
Shape and maintain the product backlog, create and refine technical stories, and guide teams toward successful Program Increment objectives.
Partner closely with customer and stakeholder groups to maintain alignment on evolving mission priorities.
Serve as a security product expert with deep knowledge of defensive engineering concepts, telemetry pipelines, and detection logic to support the build-out of realistic test and validation environments.
Oversee project execution as the technical lead, uphold engineering quality standards, and support architectural decisions across assigned efforts.
Represent the team in technical demonstrations, briefings, and capability showcases when required.
Provide mentorship to junior developers in areas such as secure coding, debugging, reverse engineering workflows, and advanced analysis techniques.
Ensure quality through structured unit testing, automated validation approaches, and adherence to secure development practices.
Collaborate extensively with mission analysts, researchers, and operational teams to assess issues, apply patches, and continuously improve deployed software capabilities.