Cybersecurity Engineer 6

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Job summary

A leading security solutions provider in Virginia seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer 6 to support and integrate electronic security services for federal and commercial clients. The role involves implementing DoD compliance, conducting vulnerability assessments, and ensuring the security architecture of systems. Qualified candidates must have a TS/SCI clearance and experience in risk management and cybersecurity standards. This position offers competitive salary and benefits, alongside a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in cybersecurity
• Proficiency with ACAS and HBSS
• Excellent understanding of DoD RMF lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Support team members, vendors, and government customers
• Conduct vulnerability scanning and document system vulnerabilities
• Provide system security engineering services

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Risk management

Vulnerability management

Oral communication

Written communication

Education

Master's Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Associate's Degree in Information Technology

High School Diploma

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Visio

Job description

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward‑thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer 6 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business unit. As part of the SES Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, IT systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high‑growth markets.

Responsibilities

• Working closely and supporting team members, vendors, and government customers
• Implementing DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) on traditional Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems
• Assisting in the development and verification of documentation necessary to complete the DoD RMF assessment and authorization process
• Conducting ICS/SCADA system inventories following DoD guidance
• Conducting vulnerability scanning and documenting system vulnerabilities
• Supporting ISO standardization and quality inspections
• Participating in continuous improvement of organizational cybersecurity posture
• Providing system security engineering services and/or products to ensure secure, reliable and uninterrupted availability of the Sponsor’s developed and deployed systems and networks
• Ensuring core security engineering principles are implemented into assigned programs’ information systems architecture
• Performing analysis and evaluation to design, implement, test and field secure systems, networks, and architectures. Working closely with architects, engineers, and developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of security policy and enterprise solutions
• Enforcing the design and implementation of trusted relations among external systems and architectures
• Assessing and mitigating system security threats/risks throughout the program life cycle
• Contributing to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations
• Reviewing assessment and accreditation (A&A) documentation, providing feedback on completeness and compliance of its content
• Applying system security engineering expertise in system security design process, engineering life cycle, information domain, cross‑domain solutions, commercial off‑the‑shelf and government off‑the‑shelf cryptography, identification, authentication, and authorization, system integration, risk management, intrusion detection, contingency planning, incident handling, configuration control, change management, auditing, certification and accreditation process, principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non‑repudiation, availability, and access control), and security testing
• Providing security requirements to architects, engineers and developers
• Verifying systems implementation and providing mitigation recommendations to facilitate secure systems for A&A and Continuous Monitoring support
• Serving as the security subject matter expert for the A&A and Continuous Monitoring processes
• Providing guidance to the System Owners and System Teams and recommending implementation strategies
• Supporting the Government to resolve conflicting system security engineering requirements

Qualifications

• Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ACTIVE TS/SCI w/ POLY REQUIRED
• Education
  • 9+ Years of Experience with a Master's Degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity
  • 12+ Years of Experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity
  • 15+ Years of Experience with an Associate's Degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, Cybersecurity
  • 18+ Years with a High School Diploma
• Required Progressive Experience
  • Working with industry and government agencies on the design of platforms and integrated systems
  • Working on government and commercial projects implementing cybersecurity requirements in a variety of industrial control systems (e.g., building management, electronic security, fire alarm/mass notification, electrical distribution, power management, etc.)
  • Proficiency with ACAS and HBSS and mitigation strategies
  • Developing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data
  • Assessment, mitigation, and closure of network vulnerabilities and vulnerability management via eMASS
  • Establishing, managing, and tracking of Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
  • Applying STIGs to servers, databases, applications, and other hardware; Security Readiness Review (SRR) Tools (scripts and ACAS)
  • Ability to identify, maintain, and troubleshoot control network components
  • Excellent understanding of the DoD RMF lifecycle and NIST 800‑53 controls implementation
  • Awareness of NIST Special Publication 800‑82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security and UFC 4‑010‑06 Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Cybersecurity of Facility
  • Working knowledge of operational control systems and implementing a variety of security assessment tools
  • Working knowledge of other operational control systems
  • Familiarity with DoDIN CCRI/CCORI and CYBERCOM TASKORDS; Familiarity with various industry products
• Also Needed
  • Strong oral, written and presentation skills with the ability and experience communicating directly with customers
  • Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams
  • Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives
  • Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, Cameo and Visio skills is a plus

What We Offer

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry‑leading firm that has been in business for 75 years
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management

We Offer An Excellent Benefits Package Including

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Identify and understand the speech of another person