Cybersecurity Systems Engineer — Cloud & Crypto

National Security Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

National Security Agency seeks Cybersecurity professionals to design, implement, and defend secure IT systems supporting SIGINT and Cybersecurity missions. You will work across cloud, AI, high-performance computing, and cryptographic systems to protect critical infrastructures.

Responsibilities include architecture design, remediation planning, and compliance with standards like NIST, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce adversary risks and ensure secure operations across

Qualifications

• Understanding of security frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, CIS) and experience prioritizing/remediating vulnerabilities across hybrid networks.
• Cloud Security Knowledge for commercial cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Oracle or Google Cloud).
• Secure coding, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines familiarity; translating complex security issues into actionable guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design system/network architectures to enforce confidentiality, integrity and availability.
• Define information system security requirements and functionality.
• Review cloud service configurations and recommend secure options.
• Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities across systems and cloud environments.

Skills

Understanding of security frameworks

Cloud security knowledge

Secure coding/DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Threat modeling

Critical thinking

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

National Security Agency seeks Cybersecurity professionals to design, implement, and defend secure IT systems supporting SIGINT and Cybersecurity missions. You will work across cloud, AI, high-performance computing, and cryptographic systems to protect critical infrastructures.

Responsibilities include architecture design, remediation planning, and compliance with standards like NIST, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce adversary risks and ensure secure operations across