Junior COMSEC Engineer - Global Secure Network Ops

SAIC; Springfield (VA); Presencial; USD 40.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SAIC is hiring a COMSEC Engineer to support secure communications for U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide. You will engineer and integrate cryptographic systems, support a secure global network, and ensure new solutions reach production safely.

A significant part of the role is key management infrastructure and Over-the-Network keying, with on-call rotation across time zones. This hands-on role requires technical breadth across engineering, testing, key management, and operations, with a defined

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 1+ years of COMSEC or network security related experience; 4+ additional years may substitute for the degree.
• Hands-on COMSEC or cryptographic related work is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of HAIPE-compliant INEs, secure terminals, and fill devices is preferred.
• IP networking foundation—routing, VPNs, tunneling, firewalls; ability to read a packet capture.

Responsabilidades

• Integrate HAIPE-compliant inline network encryptors and CSfC components into a global enterprise network.
• Build test plans and run interoperability, regression, and failure-mode testing with evidence for go/no-go decisions.
• Provide Tier II/III support for COMSEC incidents, including on-call rotation across time zones.
• Operate KMI client nodes and Advanced Key Processors, manage key ordering, distribution, accounting, and destruction under Two-Person Integrity.
• Deploy Over-the-Network key wrapping and release infrastructure, site readiness, and rekey operations.
• Engineer cryptographic modernization including CNSA 2.0 and post-quantum-ready algorithms.
• Document builds and train custodians and junior engineers.

Conocimientos

IP networking

On-call readiness

Travel readiness

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

Herramientas

HAIPE-compliant INEs

Secure terminals & fill devices

Packet capture analysis

Descripción del empleo

SAIC is hiring a COMSEC Engineer to support secure communications for U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide. You will engineer and integrate cryptographic systems, support a secure global network, and ensure new solutions reach production safely.

A significant part of the role is key management infrastructure and Over-the-Network keying, with on-call rotation across time zones. This hands-on role requires technical breadth across engineering, testing, key management, and operations, with a defined