Senior Staff Software Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity and Compliance

Location: Westminster, Colorado, United States.

Salary: $128,000–$170,000–$187,000 annually for Colorado-based roles.

Company

hirify.global develops spatial intelligence capabilities for decision makers, operators, and government customers.

What you will do

• Serve as the senior technical authority for cybersecurity and compliance across software-intensive mission systems.
• Translate security and regulatory requirements into technical direction, system architecture, and engineering priorities.
• Integrate cybersecurity requirements into software development, cloud infrastructure, and operational processes.
• Assess technical risks and compliance gaps, then guide sustainable remediation strategies.
• Support security assessments, accreditation, and continuous compliance across classified and unclassified environments.
• Mentor engineers and apply AI-assisted techniques to compliance analysis, architecture reviews, documentation, and engineering workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience applying systems engineering principles to complex software-intensive systems in regulated or classified environments.
• Experience with cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as NIST, CMMC, or comparable government standards.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, cloud technologies, cybersecurity principles, and secure software development.
• Experience converting security and compliance requirements into system designs and technical implementation plans.
• Active U.S. Government security clearance and U.S. citizenship are mandatory.

Nice to have

• Experience with Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, National Security Space, or other regulated government environments.
• Knowledge of RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC, DevSecOps, secure cloud architectures, or continuous compliance.
• Experience with MBSE or formal systems architecture methods.
• Cybersecurity or cloud certifications such as CISSP, Security+, or AWS Security Specialty.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across engineering, cybersecurity, program, operations, and U.S. Government customer organizations.
• Support mission-critical capabilities in classified and unclassified environments.
• Benefits include a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
• The position is incentive eligible, with the target determined by role scope and contribution.
• Limited travel may be required.