Cybersecurity Engineer, Sr.

By Light Professional IT Services; Satellite Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

By Light Professional IT Services in Satellite Beach, Florida is seeking dedicated IT professionals to implement and audit cybersecurity controls under the EWOCS contract. The position involves maintaining compliance with NIST SP 800.53, handling security audits, and providing security design expertise. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, meet DoD IAT II requirements, possess 2-5 years of relevant experience, and hold an active Secret Clearance.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of equivalent experience in cybersecurity.
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT II requirements.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Implements and refines cybersecurity controls following NIST guidelines.
• Generates system architecture and information flow diagrams.
• Performs regular system security audits.

Skills

Cybersecurity controls implementation

NIST SP 800.53 compliance

System security audits

Incident response

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (5/7 years)

Job description

American Communications Solutions and By Light Professional IT Services, together as Full Spectrum Operations (FSO) are hiring dedicated and talented IT professionals under the Eastern Western Operational Communications Services (EWOCS) contract. EWOCS provides reliable high-quality communications and innovative IT solutions for the Guardians, Airmen, and Government agencies assigned to Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and Vandenberg Air Force Base. Be a part of the team that delivers excellence in national missile defense, human space flight, space launch, and combat rescue!

• Implements, audits, and refines both policy-level and technical-level cybersecurity controls, including but not limited to those specified in NIST SP 800.53.
• Implements NIST SP 800.37, maintains existing favorable accreditation.
• Generates and maintains physical/logical system architecture drawings and information flow drawings.
• Generates and maintains system hardware and software lists.
• Reviews system documentation and recommends and implements improvements.
• Performs system security audits frequently and works with the senior systems engineers to mitigate and remediate system vulnerabilities.
• Participates in incident response as appropriate.
• Provides expertise on overall system design from a security perspective.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (5/7 years)
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT II requirements
• Experience with implementation, auditing and refining controls specified in NIST SP 800.53
• 2-5 years of experience performing system security audits
• Active Secret Clearance