Cybersecurity Engineer, Senior Manager

Location: Onsite in Arlington, Virginia, with approximately 20% travel to customer meetings in Herndon, Virginia and Laurel, Maryland as needed.

Salary: $175,000–$200,000 USD annualized.

Company

hirify.global builds and deploys innovative products that address complex challenges and support customers in creating a safer global future.

What you will do

• Manage and mentor one direct report, set priorities, provide feedback, support career development, and participate in performance management and hiring.
• Research, evaluate, and validate cybersecurity hardware and software solutions for defensive cyber operations.
• Plan and conduct prototype testing, including test procedures, measures of effectiveness, and results analysis.
• Perform hands-on technical analysis and testing, resolve technical problems, and support vulnerability research when required.
• Communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations to customers, leadership, and engineering teams.
• Coordinate with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, align work with mission needs, and document repeatable evaluation and testing processes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in incident response, vulnerability research, network engineering, software development, or related areas; comparable experience and education may be considered.
• Experience supervising or leading technical staff, including setting priorities and mentoring personnel.
• Experience supporting military or government defensive cyber missions.
• Experience researching, evaluating, or validating cybersecurity hardware or software solutions.
• Experience planning and conducting technical testing of systems, devices, or engineering prototypes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or access (TS/SCI) required.

Nice to have

• Experience with cyber operations platforms, defensive tools, network technologies, or security monitoring systems such as Zeek, Snort/Suricata, and Splunk.
• Experience evaluating specialized network sensors, FPGA-based firewalls, or software written in Rust or Python.
• Experience supporting engineering research and development or transitioning prototypes into operational use.
• Familiarity with vulnerability assessment or research methods.
• Experience delivering successful contracts to military or government customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in the Arlington office with approximately 20% customer-related travel.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits and paid leave.
• Tuition assistance and professional development opportunities.
• Compensation reflects education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, contract affordability, and organizational requirements.