Engineering Lead — Cyber Architecture & Mission Systems

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 353,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical vision dental insurance

401k plan

PTO and Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking an exceptional Engineering Lead to serve as the senior technical authority responsible for overall system architecture, technical strategy, engineering standards, and integration across engineering efforts.

You will drive architectural excellence, lead 50+ engineers, ensure compliance with DoD IA standards and ATO processes, and shape solutions across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments in national security programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, cybersecurity, engineering, IT, or related STEM field.
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCISO, GCDA, Security+ CE, CySA+ or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain system architecture and technical strategy for cybersecurity operations.
• Lead engineering teams and provide mentorship to 50+ engineers across disciplines.
• Direct DevSecOps transformation and CI/CD pipeline development for security operations.
• Interface with customers, program management, and senior leadership on technical matters.
• Ensure compliance with IA requirements and support ATO processes.

Skills

Technical leadership

System architecture

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Cloud architectures

SIEM knowledge

Automation

Python scripting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Cybersecurity/Engineering/IT

CISSP, CISM, CCISO, GCDA, Security+ CE, CySA+ or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Sentinel

Sigma

YARA

SOAR

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Nightwing is seeking an exceptional Engineering Lead to serve as the senior technical authority responsible for overall system architecture, technical strategy, engineering standards, and integration across engineering efforts.

You will drive architectural excellence, lead 50+ engineers, ensure compliance with DoD IA standards and ATO processes, and shape solutions across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments in national security programs.