Cybersecurity Systems Engineer Navy Mission (Navy Cybersecurity)

Location: On-site in Arlington, Virginia, United States; at least 5 days per week in the office. Approximately 10% travel may be required. Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance required.

Salary: $135,000–$230,000 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers cloud-based integration, automated testing, data analysis, and mission-critical software and systems solutions for the U.S. government and defense industry.

What you will do

• Lead all six NIST Risk Management Framework steps, from categorization and control selection through authorization and continuous monitoring.
• Develop and maintain SSPs, SARs, SAPs, POA&Ms, inventories, architecture diagrams, and monitoring documentation.
• Manage ATO, IATT, and IATO authorization packages for U.S. Navy programs.
• Coordinate with Authorizing Officials, Security Control Assessors, ISSMs, ISSOs, and program managers.
• Perform ACAS scans, patch management, software installations, vulnerability remediation, and DISA STIG checklist maintenance.
• Maintain access controls, security processes, golden images, virtual machines, and technical documentation for systems and networks.

Requirements

• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in systems administration or systems engineering.
• Experience with NIST 800-53 security controls, POA&M development and remediation, vulnerability management, and DISA STIG hardening.
• Experience with VMware or similar virtualization platforms, Tenable Security Center/Nessus, endpoint protection, scripting with Bash or Python, and provisioning physical and virtual machines.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, TCP, UDP, VLANs, DHCP, routing, patching, and remediation in closed networks; Security+, CCNA, or equivalent IAT Level II certification.

Nice to have

• Strong knowledge of Red Hat or similar Linux distributions.
• Experience with tactical-system networking, the U.S. Navy RMF process, or Cross Domain Solutions.
• Experience with PKI and multiple authentication methods.
• Experience selecting hardware or software for specific use cases.
• Experience with Ansible, PowerShell, Chef, Salt, Puppet, or other configuration automation tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation and rigorous problem-solving.
• Competitive pay and benefits package.
• Competitive PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching.
• Optional 9/80 schedule with the second and fourth Friday off each month.
• Tuition assistance, professional development resources, and pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Monthly technology events, recognition awards, social events, and catered lunches.