Cybersecurity Engineer, IRAD & DoD Systems

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life with AD&D

Short term disability

Long term disability

Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, DCFSA)

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC is seeking an entry-level Cybersecurity Engineer in Fairfax, VA to support IRAD initiatives and implement practical security controls across Linux, Windows, and cloud environments.

You will work with software and cybersecurity engineers to identify requirements, assess risks, and document controls under senior guidance. DoD frameworks and vulnerability remediation are core duties in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience.
• CompTIA Security+ certification required.
• 1+ years in cybersecurity, information assurance or related work.
• Knowledge of DoD RMF processes and NIST SP 800-53 controls.
• Experience reviewing DISA STIG findings and vulnerability scans (ACAS/Nessus).
• Familiarity with cloud/virtualized environments (AWS, Azure, VMware).
• Scripting or data analysis tools, preferably Python.

Responsibilities

• Incorporate cybersecurity requirements into system concepts, architectures, development, integration and testing.
• Identify security risks in prototype systems and recommend mitigations.
• Map RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIG and CUI requirements to prototype systems.
• Coordinate remediation of vulnerability findings with engineers and verify actions.
• Validate security settings, patch status, access controls, encryption and hardening across environments.
• Develop security artifacts: risk assessments, control matrices, test results and diagrams.
• Assist with incident analysis, investigation and reporting; support IRAD transitions to operations.

Skills

DoD RMF familiarity

NIST SP 800-53 knowledge

Security risk communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT, Data Analytics, Engineering or related field

Tools

ACAS

Nessus

AWS

Azure

VMware

Python

Job description

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC is seeking an entry-level Cybersecurity Engineer in Fairfax, VA to support IRAD initiatives and implement practical security controls across Linux, Windows, and cloud environments.

You will work with software and cybersecurity engineers to identify requirements, assess risks, and document controls under senior guidance. DoD frameworks and vulnerability remediation are core duties in this role.