Cybersecurity Implementation Engineer

This Cybersecurity Implementation Engineer role provides on-site support for an Intelligence Community customer in Springfield, Virginia. The position involves building, deploying, configuring, and maintaining both on-premises and cloud security infrastructure and applications, along with coordinating security assessments.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, configure, and sustain on‑premises and cloud-based cybersecurity infrastructure and applications running on Windows and Linux platforms.
• Engineer and deploy cybersecurity solutions using cloud services such as EC2, EBS, ELB, S3, and RDS.
• Provision AMIs and perform software installations.
• Provide ongoing troubleshooting and maintenance support.
• Assist with research and deployment of enterprise-wide cybersecurity capabilities to support business and mission objectives.
• Evaluate and recommend changes or technology upgrades to improve performance, standardization, and alignment with industry best practices.
• Offer detailed guidance for hardware and software selection, implementation methods, and tools to meet current and future capacity needs.
• Represent customer requirements in technical discussions with other government agencies.
• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams and a roadmap for capabilities, operations, and technologies.
• Assist with the development and execution of test plans and document network configuration changes for customer approval prior to implementation.
• May serve as a team or task lead.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and external assessors to facilitate security assessments and authorization processes.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in one of the following areas with working knowledge of others: Network Detection and Response (NDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), F5 platforms, and email/web security gateways.
• Strong technical background with a thorough understanding of cloud infrastructure, security principles, compute, storage, and data transport.
• Expertise in Windows and Linux server operating systems.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to develop analytical documents and present to senior or executive management.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and guidance.
• 6+ years of related technical experience in network or cybersecurity engineering, with experience across large-scale enterprise/global networks in a diverse environment emphasizing DoW capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience modernizing complex enterprise cybersecurity systems.
• TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Certified DoW 8140.01 and 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technical Officer (IAT) Level III and Information Assurance System Architecture and Engineering Specialist (IASAE) Level II.
• CSSP Infrastructure Support certification within 120 days of start date.

Technologies

• EC2, EBS, ELB, S3, RDS
• AMI provisioning
• Windows and Linux operating systems
• Network Detection and Response (NDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), IDS/IPS
• F5 platforms, email and web security gateways

Work Requirements

• 6+ years of related experience
• Experience or training may influence requirements or certifications
• IASAE Level II - DoD
• 8140.01 - DoD
• 8570.01-M - DoD
• None
• U.S. Citizenship Required

Compensation

USD 124,093 - 149,500 per year