Cybersecurity Engineering Lead

Cybersecurity Jobs; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus International Consulting, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineering Lead to act as the senior technical authority for an enterprise program supporting the NRO. This onsite role in Chantilly, VA drives architecture and engineering standards across the full lifecycle, aligning strategy with Zero Trust goals.

The role leads capabilities across monitoring, endpoint and perimeter protection, identity and access, and automated validation; supports accreditation activities to obtain and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or a related STEM field, plus one of: CISSP, CISM, CCISO, GCDA, Security+ CE, CySA+, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity, SOC, or cyber incident response experience.
• 5+ years of detection engineering and automation experience.
• Qualified for a DoD 8140 Category E role: Cyber Workforce Developer 751, Manager or Executive Cyber Leader 901, or IAM Level III.
• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and engineering standards across the enterprise cybersecurity service portfolio, including SIEM and cyber data platforms, host-based security, perimeter protection, vulnerability scanning, and ICAM/PKI, plus cross domain solutions, cloud security services, and automated security validation.
• Own the system architecture and integration approach, advancing the customer’s Zero Trust Architecture goals.
• Lead design, integration, and deployment of new and upgraded cybersecurity capabilities, including SIEM/SOAR integration and detection engineering for real-time alerting and threat hunting.
• Guide engineering through configuration management and change control; maintain accurate technical documentation and diagrams.
• Support security accreditation (RMF) activities required to obtain and maintain an Authority to Operate.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, standards, and practices, and recommend efficiency improvements.
• Conduct technical investigations and root cause analysis on recurring issues, then recommend corrective changes.
• Coordinate engineering interfaces with other service providers, SETA and FFRDC partners.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Zero Trust

Threat detection

Automation

Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM

Tools

Splunk

HBSS

SOAR

AWS

Azure

MITRE ATT&CK

ITIL

COBIT

Job description

Invictus International Consulting, LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineering Lead to act as the senior technical authority for an enterprise cybersecurity program supporting the NRO. In this onsite role in Chantilly, VA, you will drive architecture and engineering standards across the full system lifecycle, aligning technical strategy with Zero Trust Architecture goals.

As the engineering lead, you will set direction for key capabilities spanning monitoring, endpoint and perimeter protection, identity and access, and automated validation. You will also support integration work across engineering efforts and partner interfaces, while contributing to accreditation activities needed to reach and maintain an Authority to Operate.

Key Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and engineering standards across the enterprise cybersecurity service portfolio, including SIEM and cyber data platforms, host-based security, perimeter protection, vulnerability scanning, and ICAM/PKI, plus cross domain solutions, cloud security services, and automated security validation.
• Own the system architecture and integration approach, advancing the customer’s Zero Trust Architecture goals.
• Lead design, integration, and deployment of new and upgraded cybersecurity capabilities, including SIEM/SOAR integration and detection engineering for real-time alerting and threat hunting.
• Guide engineering through configuration management and change control; maintain accurate technical documentation and diagrams.
• Support security accreditation (RMF) activities required to obtain and maintain an Authority to Operate.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, standards, and practices, and recommend efficiency improvements.
• Conduct technical investigations and root cause analysis on recurring issues, then recommend corrective changes.
• Coordinate engineering interfaces with other service providers, SETA and FFRDC partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or a related STEM field, plus one of: CISSP, CISM, CCISO, GCDA, Security+ CE, CySA+, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity, SOC, or cyber incident response experience.
• 5+ years of detection engineering and automation experience.
• Qualified for a DoD 8140 Category E role: Cyber Workforce Developer 751, Manager or Executive Cyber Leader 901, or IAM Level III.
• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph.

Relevant Technologies and Frameworks

• SIEM, cyber data platforms, host-based security, perimeter protection, vulnerability scanning
• ICAM/PKI, cross domain solutions, cloud security services, automated security validation
• Zero Trust Architecture, SIEM/SOAR integration, detection engineering
• RMF, Authority to Operate
• Splunk, SOAR platforms, HBSS/endpoint security
• AWS, Azure
• MITRE ATT&CK, ITIL, COBIT, ISO, Agile

Salary: USD 200,000 - 220,000 per year. Minimum experience: 5 years. Education requirement: Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM field.