Cybersecurity Engineer - DoD-Grade Security & Cloud

JRC Integrated Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

JRC Integrated Systems is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architectures protecting DoD and other government systems. You’ll work with IT, engineering, and business teams to ensure secure design, configuration, operation, and maintenance of security controls.

The role emphasizes vulnerability management, threat monitoring, incident response, and cloud/hybrid security across on-prem and multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, CS, Info Assurance, or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, or related field.
• Experience in the Defense Industrial Base.
• Strong cybersecurity principles, threat management, and defense-in-depth.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux operating systems.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate complex security concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity solutions and security architectures.
• Configure and manage security technologies including firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, SIEM, and identity security.
• Develop secure configurations and security baselines for servers, workstations, network devices, apps, and cloud.
• Implement security controls based on risk, standards, and business needs.
• Evaluate new technologies and architectures for security risks and safeguards.
• Support secure network segmentation, access controls, encryption, authentication, and authorization.
• Assist with secure design and implementation of cloud/hybrid infrastructure.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and security reviews.
• Monitor security events, alerts, logs, and indicators of compromise.
• Maintain IAM controls and participate in security architecture reviews.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Communication skills

Security concepts

Threat management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Assurance, or related field

Tools

Windows OS

Linux OS

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Google)

SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk)

EDR/XDR platforms

Job description

JRC Integrated Systems is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architectures protecting DoD and other government systems. You’ll work with IT, engineering, and business teams to ensure secure design, configuration, operation, and maintenance of security controls.

The role emphasizes vulnerability management, threat monitoring, incident response, and cloud/hybrid security across on-prem and multi-cloud environments.