Military Systems Cybersecurity Software Engineer: Platforms

Cybersecurity Jobs; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement contributions

Work-life balance

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Medical coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs

Training and development

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Military Systems Cybersecurity Software Engineer to support research and engineering efforts focused on improving cyber resilience for military platforms and systems.

This onsite role in Laurel, MD emphasizes designing, building, and deploying software capabilities while analyzing network behavior and validating detection and response through realistic testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3 or more years of experience with software development, testing, and deployment, preferably in a cybersecurity context.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages including Python, Java, Golang, Rust, C, or C++.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, threat detection methodologies, and/or incident response processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, evaluate, and deploy robust and resilient software capabilities and solutions for air, afloat, land, and subsurface military and/or tactical platforms to strengthen cyber resilience.
• Perform network analysis using logs and traffic to confirm expected system behavior and identify threats and deviations.
• Build tooling and run sophisticated attack scenarios to assess the effectiveness of security solutions for detection and response.
• Maintain continuous learning and professional development to expand skills and knowledge.

Skills

Python

Java

Golang

Rust

C

C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Wireshark

Suite

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Military Systems Cybersecurity Software Engineer to support research and engineering efforts focused on improving cyber resilience for military platforms and systems.

This onsite role in Laurel, MD emphasizes designing, building, and deploying software capabilities while analyzing network behavior and validating detection and response through realistic testing.