Cyber Engineer Associate

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking an Entry-Level Cyber Engineer to join one of our long-standing programs in the Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group. You will gain hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and securing a complex virtualized system while collaborating with experts.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree with 0 years related experience and DoD 8570 IAT Level I certification, plus a TS/SCI clearance with poly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 0 years related experience.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level I certification.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, administers, engineers, and upgrades cybersecurity toolsets and systems.
• Maintains and validates continuous monitoring while supporting end users and developers.
• Supports metrics development, maintenance and reporting for cyberspace operations.
• Designs and tests secure software for cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations.
• Ensures compliance with standards, policies and configuration guidelines.
• Provides help desk support as needed.

Skills

Linux

AWS

Scripting

Service Desk

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI

Job ID 2618133
Location Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted 2026-10-19
Category Cyber
Subcategory Cyber Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an Entry-Level Cyber Engineer to join one of our 25+ year programs in our Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group. As part of a long-standing team, you will have the opportunity to grow your career beside experts in the field while gaining practical skills and experience operating, maintaining, and securing a complex virtualized system.

Job Description

• A successful candidate will help the program with maintenance, administration, engineering, architecture, development, patching, and upgrades of the various toolsets, devices, applications, and systems used to perform cybersecurity and cyberspace operations.
• Candidate will assist with maintaining, validating, and performing continuous monitoring while supporting end users and developers.
• Supports cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations metrics development, maintenance, and reporting.
• Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs cybersecurity and/or cyberspace operations application software using secure coding practices.
• Ensures compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Will provide help desk support as needed.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor’s and 0 years related experience

Required Qualifications

• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level I certification

Desired Qualifications

• Experience Linux operating systems
• AWS Cloud Experience
• Scripting and/or Programming Experience
• Service Desk Experience

Clearance Requirement

• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance and with the ability to obtain the required polygraph.

Target salary range $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.