Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R6438) (Aerospace)

Location: Seattle, Washington; on-site.

Salary: $142,000–$213,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity for full-time regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems including autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies.

What you will do

• Develop cybersecurity architecture, requirements, and protection strategies for an airborne aerospace and defense platform.
• Integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.
• Perform threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, attack-surface analysis, and cyber-risk assessments.
• Define protections for secure boot, authentication, access control, encryption, key management, software updates, and data communications.
• Lead DoD Risk Management Framework activities and prepare authorization evidence.
• Coordinate risk mitigation, corrective actions, cybersecurity verification, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and cyber-resiliency testing with engineering teams, suppliers, customers, and program leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with aircraft, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical embedded systems.
• Knowledge of avionics, mission systems, platform networks, communications, or data links.
• Experience with threat modeling, secure system architecture, vulnerability analysis, and security testing.
• Familiarity with DoD RMF, NIST security guidance, cryptography, and key management.
• Strong technical leadership, writing, and customer communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Nice to have

• Cybersecurity experience on military aircraft, unmanned aircraft, or airborne mission systems.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-160, DO-326A, DO-355, and DO-356A.
• Experience with anti-tamper, program protection, supply-chain risk management, or cross-domain solutions.
• Experience supporting cyber testing, penetration testing, or adversarial assessments.
• Relevant certification such as CISSP, Security+, CEH, or GIAC.
• Active U.S. security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time regular employee package includes salary within the listed range, bonus, benefits, and equity.
• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Salary is influenced by skills, experience, licenses, certifications, and work location.
• Equal opportunity and affirmative action workplace with accommodation support for disabilities or special needs.