Cybersecurity Engineer - Space & Defense (Secret Clearance)

Vantor; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to secure space-sensing systems in support of the U.S. Air Force. You’ll test, analyze, verify, and mitigate vulnerabilities across the system lifecycle, collaborating with engineers, operators, and mission stakeholders to deliver resilient security solutions.

U.S. citizenship and a Secret clearance are required, with on-site work 2–3 days per week. A DoD 8140 Level II certification and a Bachelor’s degree are preferred qualifications for this role.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering supporting defense programs (space, ground and hardware).
• Experience providing input to Risk Management Framework process activities and documentation.
• Experience planning and executing MBCRA and MBRA-C assessments.
• Experience developing threat scenarios for cyber test events such as Cyber Table Top (CTT).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy principles, networks, and security methodologies.
• Knowledge of network design including security objectives and trade-offs.
• Ability to perform technical analyses of cybersecurity architectures and network diagrams.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• DoD 8140 Level II Certification (Security+).

Responsibilities

• Test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate system performance; identify vulnerabilities and mitigate early in the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineers, operators, and mission stakeholders to integrate cybersecurity across the system life cycle.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Threat modeling

Secure coding

Education

Bachelor’s degree

DoD 8140 Level II Certification (Security+)

Tools

Security+ Certification

CISSP / ISSEP / ISSAP

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to secure space-sensing systems in support of the U.S. Air Force. You’ll test, analyze, verify, and mitigate vulnerabilities across the system lifecycle, collaborating with engineers, operators, and mission stakeholders to deliver resilient security solutions.

U.S. citizenship and a Secret clearance are required, with on-site work 2–3 days per week. A DoD 8140 Level II certification and a Bachelor’s degree are preferred qualifications for this role.