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Cybersecurity Security Engineer III

Washington, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 May 2026

About the role

This role is in support of a pending government opportunity. Candidates in the Chandler, AZ area are preferred.

Requirements

US Citizenship and eligibility for a Secret Clearance
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer/Engineering Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field OR 10 years of work experience in Cybersecurity engineering
A minimum of 10 (additional) years of work experience in Cybersecurity engineering and/or cybersecurity project management
2+ years of leadership experience managing Cybersecurity engineering teams
At least one of the following: CISSP, CCSP, CCNA,CISSP-ISSAP,CISSP-ISSEP, GIAC, SSCP, Security+ (or equivalent as approved by the Government)
Experience with developing/integrating cybersecurity designs for systems and networks
Experience implementing Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles
Experience developing and producing strategic technology roadmaps aligned with mission requirements
Experience conducting market research analysis on new cybersecurity tool technologies
Experience performing technical evaluations and Proof of Concepts for cybersecurity objectives
Experience with documenting and addressing organizational information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements
Experience with developing system security context, a preliminary system security CONOPS, and define baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements
Experience documenting the protection needs (i.e. security controls) for information system(s) and network(s)
Ability to perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan
Ability to develop a system security context, a preliminary system security CONOPS, and define baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements
Experience with securing at least one of the following Cloud Service Provider (CSP) types: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Experience or knowledge of integrating cybersecurity principles with Artificial Intelligence (AI) or GenerativeAI (GenAI)
Experience providing support for the integration of security into the DevSecOps pipeline activities
Experience with vulnerability scanning tools to include those supporting operation system, web application, database assessments
Skill in translating operational requirements into protection needs (i.e. security controls)
Work experience or knowledge with architecting, engineering, deploying, and tuning of Network Detection and Response (NDR) platforms
Experience or knowledge of network modeling and behavior technology solutions
Experience or working knowledge of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) technologies
Experience or knowledge of Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solutions
Work experience or knowledge of Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
Mobile security engineering knowledge or experience to include at least one of the following:
- Mobile Threat Detection (MTD)
- Mobile Device Management (MDM) security controls
- Mobile Application Management (MAM) security controls
Work experience or knowledge of providing technical security engineering support for secure authentication
Work experience or knowledge integrating of secure authentication / Single SignOn (SSO)
Work experience or knowledge of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) concepts and technology, which may include any of the following:
- Extensive experience with certificate lifecycle management, cryptographic algorithms (RSA, ECC, AES), digital signatures, and cryptographic principles, including emerging post-quantum encryption standards (e.g., NIST PQC algorithms)
- Experience using tools and technologies to enable discovery of cryptographic assets across enterprise networks using network and infrastructure telemetry data
- Experience with requirements gathering to prototype, develop, validate, and build systems to support quantum-ready encryption
- Experience implementing technologies and associated roadmaps to create new telemetry for cryptographic inventorying
- Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating PQC-enabled network protocols for different layers of the OSI model, e.g., PQC-enabled TLS
- Solid understanding of various protocols like TLS, X.509, BGP, DHCP, IPsec, DNSsec, etc.
At least 2 years of experience working with network packet capture tools like WireShark, tcpdump, nmap, or similar
Proven experience scripting and automating administrative fu