Principal Cyber Engineer

Principal Cyber Engineer

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance required. Must be U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 to 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 to 10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain. Experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-wide security solutions.
• As a senior technical expert, play a key role in developing advanced security architectures, mitigating cyber threats, and ensuring compliance with industry security standards.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to embed security into system designs, drive innovation, and lead security initiatives across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.
• Architect, develop, and implement advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect enterprise networks, applications, and data.
• Lead the evaluation and integration of emerging security technologies to enhance threat detection, response, and risk management.
• Perform in-depth security assessments, including penetration testing, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Define and enforce security policies, frameworks, and best practices aligned with NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, and other industry standards.
• Design and implement security controls across cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), on-prem, and hybrid environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and software engineering teams to integrate security into SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop Zero Trust architectures and strategies to enhance enterprise security posture.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for threat intelligence, cyber defense operations, and security engineering.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to security engineers, analysts, and IT teams.
• Lead incident response efforts, forensic investigations, and root cause analysis of security breaches.
• Stay ahead of emerging cyber threats, attack techniques, and mitigation strategies to enhance proactive security defenses.

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA Network+.
• CISSP or other IAT III.