Senior Cybersecurity SME/Security Control Assessor
$150,000–$185,000 year
On-siteChantilly, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Conduct engineering technical reviews for System Requirements, Preliminary Design, and Critical Design phases to bake security into complex multi-domain systems. Guide Agile project teams in integrating automated security testing and continuous compliance monitoring into development pipelines. Perform deep technical validation of vulnerability scans, STIG checklists, and penetration testing reports to correlate findings with operational risk. Drive adoption of DoD Zero Trust architectural pillars and provide specialized expertise in Cross Domain Solutions for classified compartmentalized environments. Assist the Authorizing Official in translating compliance shortfalls into actionable mission-contextualized risk decisions while monitoring emerging technologies like AI/ML and quantum-resistant cryptography. Requires Top Secret clearance with SCI and SAP accesses; salary range $150,000 - $185,000 USD.
Required Qualifications
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI and SAP accesses
- Minimum of twelve (12) years of demonstrated experience in IT, cybersecurity engineering, and Assessment & Authorization (A&A), with increasing responsibility
- Significant and proven multi-domain experience with SAP and SCI Systems, to include PIT, Cloud environments, Cross Domain Solutions
- Active baseline certification equivalent to DoD 8140.01 / 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program (IA WIP) for IAT Level III or IAM Level III (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GSLC, CASP+ CE)
- Direct experience working within the defense innovation ecosphere, specifically with rapid prototyping, test environments, and Platform IT (PIT) systems
Desired Qualifications
- Proven hands-on technical experience working as a systems integrator or cybersecurity engineer, specifically with enterprise networks, cloud computing systems, and/or all-domain platform IT architectures
- Master's Degree in Engineering, IT or Cybersecurity
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