Mission Security Engineer

Zachary Piper, LLC; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Mission Security Engineer to design secure system architectures and support mission security for a U.S. Navy program. The role targets candidates with 3+ years in cybersecurity, systems engineering, or security architecture.

Responsibilities include threat-based security architectures, lifecycle testing support, secure coding practices, and secure communications. Active Secret Clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure system architectures for critical missions.
• Analyze requirements and support testing across lifecycle.
• Apply cybersecurity principles across mission security, software assurance, and risk management.
• Implement secure coding practices and security hardening for OS and virtualization.

Skills

Active Secret Clearance

US Citizenship

3+ years in cybersecurity/systems

Security architecture

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Mathematics/Physics

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

CDS

CAMEO

MagicDraw

FPGA security features

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Mission Security Engineer to support cybersecurity engineering, secure system architecture, and mission security efforts for a U.S. Navy program. This opportunity is ideal for a candidate with 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, systems engineering, or security architecture who is looking to support mission-critical defense initiatives.

Responsibilities of Mission Security Engineer

• Design and develop secure system architectures to support critical operational missions.
• Analyze engineering requirements and support testing and evaluation activities throughout the system lifecycle.
• Apply cybersecurity principles across mission security, software assurance, supply chain risk management, and operations security.
• Implement secure coding practices and security hardening techniques for operating systems and virtualized environments.
• Design security solutions based on threat analysis and identified countermeasures.
• Lead network and system security design efforts while balancing mission and security requirements.
• Support secure communications initiatives for U.S. Navy programs.

Qualifications for Mission Security Engineer

• Active Secret Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required
• 3+ years of experience with mission security methods, techniques, and systems
• Experience analyzing engineering requirements, testing, and evaluation activities
• Experience with cybersecurity, software assurance, supply chain risk management, and operations security
• Experience applying secure coding practices and securing operating systems
• Experience with virtualization technologies
• Ability to design security architectures based on threat analysis and countermeasures
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS)
• Experience with Cameo or MagicDraw modeling tools
• Experience implementing cryptographic algorithms
• Experience implementing and testing security countermeasures
• Experience with Security State of the Art (S-SOTA) technologies
• Knowledge of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) FPGA security features
• Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Compensation

• $86,900 - $198,000 annually based on experience
• Onsite
• Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on 11/12/2026 Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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