Cyber Security Engineer, Principal Specialist (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-03-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MD-FULTON-8170 ~ 8170 Maple Lawn Blvd ~ MAPLE LAWN, Ste 190, 200 & 300

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Solipsys, managed by Collins Aerospace

Solipsys is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Missile and Defense (RMD) and Raytheon Technologies (RTX) and an industry leader in the development of integrated C4I Network Centric Defense System solutions for both the Domestic and International DoD. Our Digital Technology (DT) Team is growing and searching for an enthusiastic, collaborative, and dedicated team member to be part of the Raytheon Solipsys Cyber Operations Group under Information Technology.

As a member of the Cyber Operations group you will be responsible for monitoring and responding to potential incidents, managing vulnerabilities and risk, designing & implementing defensive technologies to combat cyber threats, as well as contribute to the development of current and future skillsets and capabilities within the department. Therefore, you will bring your good communication and interpersonal skills to convey information in a tactful manner and at the technical proficiency of the audience.

This position is onsite located in Fulton, Maryland.  Relocation is not provided.

What You Will Do:

• Vulnerability, Exposure, and Risk Management of systems and technologies, as well as assessment of compliance posture to various security controls.
• Documenting and reporting of overall cyber-posture of the organization, including vulnerability status and remediation, and staying up to date or performing research related to the latest in attack techniques and/or defensive tactics.
• Documenting of system security posture and tracking of projects or plans to achieve compliance via Remediation plan documents, Plan of Action & Milestone (POA&M) documents, System Security Plan (SSP) documents, and more.
• Assisting in implementation and integration of COTS security solutions and infrastructure deployments that enhance and address cybersecurity efforts of the organization, in addition to management and compliance of existing security technologies deployed throughout the enterprise.
• Assisting in continuous monitoring and incident investigations as an escalation path from system administrators or cyber analysts.
• Collaborating with team members to apply a combination of knowledge in enterprise IT and security solutions to integrate, develop, and implement solutions to ensure they are consistent with enterprise architecture security policies.
• Supporting the development and design of future security technology deployments. • System hardening and auditing against industry baselines such as CIS, DISA STIGs, NIST, etc.
• Staying up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
• Assisting in lab installation and configuration.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires: Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in either Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, STEM, or Business. Other degrees may be considered.
• CISSP Certification or eligible to achieve certification.
• 5 years of progressive technology experience in deployment, administration, and configuration of security tools or an advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for 2 additional years of experience.
• Understanding of security compliance through NIST 800-171, including implementation, adherence, and auditing/assessment via NIST 800-171a against control families.
• Technical understanding of OSI model, TCP/IP, and basic system administration
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools (e.g. Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm).
• Experience with Vulnerability Scanning technologies (e.g. Tenable Nessus, Rapid 7) .
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Value:

- Highly motivated with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems.

- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. for racking equipment.

- Ability to communicate well in oral and