Cybersecurity Engineer

Description

The Intel and Homeland Security Chief Technology Office handles technical solutioning for the division. This senior principal role is a hands-on cyber engineering position focused on building, prototyping and delivering advanced cyber capabilities, and on giving technical direction that moves mission outcomes forward.

You report directly to the CTO leadership and act as a main technical driver on high-impact cyber initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and assess complex cyber systems, with a focus on mission-driven cyber effects and engineering that accounts for risk.
• Write software and carry out systems engineering, including prototyping and research, to create new or improved cyber capabilities.
• Run deep technical research to find vulnerabilities, describe how systems behave, and shape offensive and defensive mission approaches.
• Bring expertise across the full range of cyber functions, including OCO and DCO, to mission execution, capability development and proposal solutions.
• Lead or take part in testing, validating, deploying and sustaining cyber tools, infrastructure and mission systems.
• Develop and review cyber engineering artifacts such as system designs, dataflows and software components, identifying cyber concerns early.
• Build automation, tooling and software that support offensive or defensive missions across varied environments and enterprises.
• Act as a senior technical authority in shaping concepts, prototypes and engineering approaches for mission-aligned cyber capabilities.
• Find and build new technical solutions for emerging customer needs, using strong cyber tradecraft and modern engineering practices.
• Run trade studies and analyses of alternatives, and recommend technical paths that weigh mission impact, feasibility and resources.
• Work with program teams to strengthen cyber operations and speed up capability deployment, and mentor engineers in advanced cyber techniques.
• Review proposal and technical artifacts, including designs, prototypes and research outputs, and give constructive feedback that keeps them aligned with mission and organizational goals.
• Contribute hands-on architecture, design, prototyping and delivery to internal research and development efforts.

Requirements

• Experience in cyber security architecture, security architecture design and technical research.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Significant hands-on experience, at least 3+ years each, in at least three of the following areas:
• Vulnerability analysis, security automation, or cyber-enabled data workflows (OCO).
• Threat analysis, incident response, and cyber mission planning (DCO).
• Operational support to Full Spectrum Cyber or joint cyber operations.
• Enterprise or cloud security engineering.
• Experience leading or contributing to R&D activities.
• Experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle, including trade studies, analysis of alternatives, prototype development and operational pilots.
• Proven ability to lead development of technical artifacts and engineering documentation, such as security architecture diagrams, CONOPS, OV-1s, APIs and system descriptions.
• Strong verbal and written communication, including at executive level. You work autonomously and in groups, stay organized, meet deadlines and look for ways to improve.
• Working knowledge of U.S. Government cyber authorities and operational frameworks, and of how cyber, intelligence and mission planning come together to achieve outcomes.
• A Bachelor of Science or advanced degree in a relevant technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 10+ years of related cyber, systems engineering or mission-focused technical leadership experience, including at least 5 years leading technical aspects of cyber, cloud or integrated mission systems.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You must hold TS/SCI clearance now, or be able to obtain TS/SCI with a polygraph.

Conditions

Location: Herndon, Virginia, with additional work location in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

Hybrid work model.

Scheduled at 40 hours per week.

Travel of 10-25%.

Likely salary range is $170,000 - $230,000. This is not a guarantee. Pay is set by experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements, and may fall outside this range.

Requisition type: regular.

Identity verification using biometrics and AI is part of hiring, and you must be on camera for virtual interviews. The company may photograph you to verify identity, and by continuing you authorize use of your biometric data for that purpose and for security.

Equal opportunity employer that welcomes individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits and a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible, and paid time off including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel accident insurance, provided or available.