DoD Cybersecurity Engineer — App Security & RMF

By Light Professional IT Services LLC; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Wellness Program

401(k) Matching

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Education & Training

Generous Leave Policy

Job summary

By Light Professional IT Services LLC in Orlando is seeking a Jr. Cyber Security Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering support for DoD software development, focusing on requirements, process improvements and security testing.

The role involves defining requirements, applying secure development practices, and performing both manual and automated assessments to identify vulnerabilities and guide mitigations. It requires DoD 8140 IAT Level II capabilities and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS, Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT or a related field.
• This position requires certifications to meet IAT Level II per DoD 8140 baseline.
• Experience across all phases of the system development lifecycle.
• Linux administration; shell scripting or Python a plus.
• Knowledge of threat assessment and vulnerability mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Define cybersecurity requirements for software applications to meet program requirements and objectives.
• Provide recommendations to incorporate security engineering practices throughout the SDLC.
• Perform assessments of cybersecurity requirement compliance using manual and automated software analysis tools.
• Perform assessments using adversarial tools against network-enabled and web applications to identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
• Propose mitigation and countermeasures to reduce software-level threats.
• Directly interface with the software development team to apply security principles throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security testing

Adversarial tools

Linux administration

Python scripting

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT or related field

Tools

Security scanning tools

Adversarial testing tools

Job description

By Light Professional IT Services LLC in Orlando is seeking a Jr. Cyber Security Engineer to provide cybersecurity engineering support for DoD software development, focusing on requirements, process improvements and security testing.

The role involves defining requirements, applying secure development practices, and performing both manual and automated assessments to identify vulnerabilities and guide mitigations. It requires DoD 8140 IAT Level II capabilities and U.S. citizenship.