Cyber Security Engineer - Hybrid Work Opportunity

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Cyber Security Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your Cyber career. This is a hybrid-work opportunity with the selected candidate expected to report on-site at our Arlington, VA facility at least 2 days a week. Additional on-site support may be required based on customer direction. Meaningful work and personal impact:

• Designs and evaluates end-to-end systems through their entire life cycle.
• Ensures products and systems comply with requirements and customer information assurance and cybersecurity standards and practices through formal verification methods with specific emphasis on network and cyber operations.
• Maintain coordination with customers and stakeholders to ensure realistic schedule milestones are achieved.
• Deliver all required documentation as directed and needed.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify additional controls that are applicable to ensure positive security postures.
• Identify, track, and report security requirements throughout security process of all information systems which are assigned.
• Provide timely and detailed responses to all requested information requests.

What you'll need to succeed (Required): Bring your program management expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cyber Security Engineer must have:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in leu of degree.
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience.
• Security clearance level: Active Top Secret required.

• Certifications: DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification required. In addition, a second computing environment certification is required. Examples include but are not limited to: CEH, GIAC certs, CySA+, CCNA-S, CISA, CISSP).

Role requirements:

• Previous experience in designing, developing, testing, and evaluating information system security throughout the systems development life cycle.
• Previous experience working in shared security infrastructures such as Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS).
• Deep understanding and knowledge of core network security tools such as IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Web Content Filters, SIEM, DLP, etc.
• Knowledge of DoD end point security technologies (HBSS, ACAS, Tanium).
• Experience developing customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Ability to support a hybrid-work schedule consisting of at least 2 days a week on-site.

GDIT is your place. At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities.
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off.
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.

Own your opportunity. Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required