Cyberspace Warfare Development Engineer

Ironclad Defense Works
Norfolk, VA
Cyberspace Warfare Development Engineer
Location: Norfolk, VA (On-site at NATO HQ SACT)
Employment Type: Full-time, contractor support (contingent upon contract award & customer approval)
Security Clearance: Active/eligible for NATO or National SECRET (or higher)
Openings: 1 opening
Target Base Salary Range: $111,000 - $159,000
Travel: Up to 20 days/year (generally within NATO boundaries).
Role Overview
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.
Key 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.
Required Qualifications
  • 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.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
  • 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.
How to Apply
Email your resume to [email protected] with the subject line: "RFP-ACT-SACT-26-02 – LC33 – Cyberspace Warfare Development Engineer" or respond to this job posting via the included web application.

Ironclad Defense Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Posted 2026-02-12

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