Cybersecurity Specialist (Aviation)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States; travel up to 15% required.

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned federal contractor supporting aviation and defense programs.

What you will do

• Embed RMF requirements into aircraft engineering and system design processes.
• Develop, maintain, and submit RMF authorization packages in eMASS to secure and maintain ATOs for aviation ISR and test platforms.
• Lead system lifecycle activities, including assessments against NIST SP 800-53 and CNSSI 1253 controls for Closed Restricted Networks.
• Manage POA&Ms and coordinate remediation strategies with engineering teams during platform integration.
• Provide cybersecurity guidance for integrating sensor payloads, datalinks, and mission systems onto FAA-certificated aircraft.
• Coordinate Cyber Tabletop, Cyber Development Testing, and Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration events, while maintaining the security posture of SILs and simulation environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline and 10+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with DoW STIGs, NIST RMF, IAVMs, and tools including ACAS, Nessus, SCC, and STIG Viewer.
• Prior experience embedding RMF requirements into aircraft system designs and advancing RMF authorization packages through the ATO process.
• Knowledge of NIST security controls, eMASS, information system architecture, information security, privacy, and data security.
• Experience with security policy writing, auditing, compliance, and maintaining IT security controls and procedures.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoW security clearance. DoW 8570 IAT or IAM Level II certification is required.

Nice to have

• Master's degree.
• DoW 8570 IAT or IAM Level III certification, such as CISSP, CISA, CASP, GSLC, CAP, CISM, or CEH.
• Experience in DoW security environments and with systems, network, and endpoint security.
• Knowledge of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and anti-malware technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an employee-owned organization.
• Support federal aviation, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and test programs.
• Collaborate with aircraft systems engineers, software developers, systems architects, program managers, OCA personnel, SSEs, and external test organizations.
• Equal employment opportunity is provided to employees and applicants, including protected veterans and people with disabilities.