Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Core
Own the defensive posture of software systems supporting space domain awareness, satellite command and control, and national security infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC cybersecurity engineer (defensive operations & detection)
Builds
Detection logic, incident response capabilities, and secure CI/CD pipelines
Domain
National security / Space systems / Cybersecurity
Required skills
Vulnerability lifecycle management, SIEM detection engineering, incident response, DISA STIG compliance, endpoint anti-malware management, Linux/Windows administration, cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), scripting/automation (Python/Bash/Go), threat intelligence translation, CI/CD security integration
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated as preferred
Technologies
Splunk, Elastic, ArcSight, Sentinel, eMASS, Xacta, Ansible, Terraform
Responsibilities
Manage full vulnerability lifecycle from scanning to verified closure; Build and tune SIEM detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK; Lead incident response including containment and post-mortem delivery; Apply DISA STIGs and manage compliance artifacts; Maintain endpoint antivirus coverage across the fleet; Provide security guidance in CI/CD pipelines; Translate threat intelligence into deployed detection logic
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC