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Cybersecurity System Engineer - Space Force Cyber and Data

Pentagon, VA, US💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead enterprise-wide security architecture concepts and enforce security policies, standards, and governance frameworks for the U.S. Space Force and DoD cyber and data programs.

Role type

Senior Systems Security Engineer (Cyber & Data)

Builds

Standardized, mission-focused warfighting digital architecture and secure system-of-systems capabilities

Domain

National Security Space (NSS) / Defense Cyber

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Systems security engineering, security architecture design, security policy and governance, risk management, system integration and interoperability, program evaluation, technology transfer

Preferred skills

Space system cybersecurity, defense-in-depth, zero trust, secure-by-design, assurance methods (verification/validation/testing), security technologies implementation

Technologies

Security reference architectures, reusable security solutions, space system cybersecurity technologies

Responsibilities

Lead customer tasking for enterprise-wide security architecture concepts, define innovative approaches for security policies and governance, manage cross-functional technical teams, communicate security strategies to senior leadership, apply systems security engineering principles to threat analysis, utilize security reference architectures for customer solutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight and mentorship

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