DoD-Cleared Information Security Engineer

VIAVI Solutions Inc.; Santa Rosa (CA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA is seeking an Information Security Engineer to lead the design and build of security architectures and to oversee RMF/ATO activities for classified systems.

The role requires an active DoD security clearance, strong written and verbal communication, and hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS, risk assessments, and incident response. You'll interact with government sponsors and internal teams to ensure compliance and effective security outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active DoD clearance required.
• 2+ years in administrative, regulatory, or compliance roles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design and build security architectures for classified systems.
• Monitor security across LANs/WANs, VPNs, routers, firewalls, IDS.
• Perform security assessments and risk analysis; apply patches.
• Respond to incidents and conduct post-event analysis.
• Maintain RMF artifacts and ATO packages; prepare authorization docs.

Skills

DoD clearance

Security architecture

RMF lifecycle

ATO process

NIST 800-53/800-171

eMASS

Tools

eMASS

Job description

VIAVI Solutions Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA is seeking an Information Security Engineer to lead the design and build of security architectures and to oversee RMF/ATO activities for classified systems.

The role requires an active DoD security clearance, strong written and verbal communication, and hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS, risk assessments, and incident response. You'll interact with government sponsors and internal teams to ensure compliance and effective security outcomes.