Senior Staff / Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (Clearance Required)

SciTec•Boulder, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company, develops advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation for national security and defense customers. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will work in SciTec’s Boulder, Colorado office, supporting U.S. government programs and securing development and operations environments. The position involves strengthening infrastructure, supporting security and compliance activities, managing security documentation and processes, and coordinating work across technical teams. U.S. citizenship is required because SciTec works exclusively on U.S. government contracts. The role requires a Secret clearance and the ability to obtain TS/SCI, as well as willingness to work on-site at various locations in the Boulder and Denver area as needed.

Requirements

A combined total of at least 7 years of experience in system administration, network engineering, and cybersecurity.
At least 3 years as a system administrator or direct experience securing Red Hat environments.
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI.
Experience securing development and operations environments.
Experience with ACAS vulnerability scans, OpenSCAP, and Anchore.
Experience configuring alerts for SIEM tools.
Experience with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and applying them.
Experience decomposing high-level operational requirements into functional definitions, verification objectives, and full system specifications, and identifying enabling and critical technologies, constraints, and risks.
Knowledge of ATOs and other government compliance frameworks.
Willingness to work on-site at various sites as needed in the Boulder and Denver area.
Attention to detail.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PKI administration and certificate lifecycle management.
Experience analyzing network configurations and network architecture diagrams.
Specific experience with ACAS scanning, Anchore, OpenSCAP, ClamAV, Bitdefender EDR, or ELK security.
Experience applying hardening configurations and implementing compliance tools.
Knowledge of network security and incident response procedures.
Experience with technical documentation or technical writing.
Knowledge of secure development lifecycle and secure data lifecycle processes.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Participate in security development, configuration, and auditing across different environments.
Harden and secure program infrastructure assets, including servers, network devices, storage systems, and supporting platforms.
Develop and maintain secure change management processes and documentation.
Coordinate individual tasks across multiple technical functional teams.
Participate in security controls related to CI/CD work.
Participate in STIG and ATO audit processes.
Create and maintain SIEM queries in response to emerging threats.
Ensure logging, monitoring, and access controls meet security and compliance requirements.
Identify and mitigate operational cybersecurity risks.
Support incident response preparation, mission resiliency, and operational continuity planning.
Collaborate on security implementations and documentation across program teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.