Cybersecurity Engineer (Connection Approval/PPSM, Compliance, Standards and Strategy Support)

Location: Ft. Meade, MD; candidates must reside within a commutable distance to work a full-time onsite schedule.

Salary: $90,000+ annually.

Company

hirify.global provides consulting, technology solutions, and professional services to U.S. government, defense, and intelligence-sector customers.

What you will do

• Support PPSM connection approvals, registration requests, ports, protocols, services, and Federal DMZ/NIPRNet Gateway processing.
• Manage PPSM Registry accounts, database entries, exports, communications, task tracking, websites, official documents, and performance metrics.
• Prepare PPSM CCB/TAG meetings, read-aheads, minutes, reports, presentations, graphics, technical papers, and stakeholder deliverables.
• Design and implement PPSM security measures, metrics, quality assurance reviews, and process automation.
• Support DISA cybersecurity directives, strategies, compliance reporting, policy repositories, governance documents, and policy updates.
• Draft and finalize up to 10 policy documents annually and up to 20 cybersecurity presentations, briefs, and reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or equivalent experience.
• DoD 8570 IA Technical IAT Level II certification.
• At least 2 years of cybersecurity policy development experience and 5 years of overall cybersecurity or network security experience.
• US citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret clearance are required.
• Experience with network security, ports and protocols, firewalls, boundary protection, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, NAT, VPNs, routing, and switching.
• Understanding of 8551.01, DISA security policies, compliance monitoring, and Windows, Linux, and Unix environments.
• Hands-on experience configuring vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus, Qualys, or Rapid7, with advanced knowledge of CVEs, CVSS, NVD, and Exploit DB.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and interpreting security policies, procedures, standards, CONOPS, governance documents, technical documentation, and senior-level DoD board briefings.
• Proficiency with knowledge management tools such as SharePoint, Confluence, or wikis.

Nice to have

• Advanced proficiency in PPSM Registry management, eMASS, and DISA DMZ Whitelist processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with 26 days of paid leave, including vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays.
• Performance bonuses and a 401(k) plan with a 3% company match and immediate vesting.
• Medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, life insurance, and parental leave benefits.
• Military differential pay for employees on active duty.
• Paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, and professional growth support.
• Employees may share in long-term company value through a committed return of 80% of net proceeds from a company sale.