On-Site Cybersecurity Engineer - RMF & Vulnerability Testing

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Middletown (RI); On-site; USD 59,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Education and training assistance

Paid leave

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs in IT, engineering & analysis, test & evaluation, and training. This cybersecurity role is on-site in Middletown, RI, requiring DoD clearance and 3+ years in RMF, vulnerability testing, and systems administration.

The position emphasizes hands-on cyber risk assessments, architecture research, and monthly security analysis reporting within DoW IT environments using eMass and STIG guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology field or 3 years of military IT experience.
• DoW 8570.1-M Cybersecurity Technician Level II or III certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+/Network+, or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and OS certs).
• Ability to obtain Secret level security clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• 3+ years' experience in cybersecurity, RMF, and/or IT/networks.
• Experience with eMass, vulnerability scanning tools, STIG, SRR scripts.
• Experience with Windows, UNIX/Linux, VMware, RTOS, routers, and embedded networking.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Cybersecurity assessments to include residual risk analysis and RMF for DoW IT artifacts.
• Research and recommend cybersecurity architectures and procedures, providing advanced systems administration and vulnerability testing.
• Participate in technical meetings, providing cybersecurity services and systems administration for military ESM suites and relational DB applications.
• Provide input to monthly cybersecurity analysis reports.
• This position is a 100% on-site role.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Risk Management

Systems Administration

eMass

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Military IT experience (3+ years)

Tools

DISA STIG

CISSP/CompTIA Security+

UNIX/Linux

Windows Server

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs in IT, engineering & analysis, test & evaluation, and training. This cybersecurity role is on-site in Middletown, RI, requiring DoD clearance and 3+ years in RMF, vulnerability testing, and systems administration.

The position emphasizes hands-on cyber risk assessments, architecture research, and monthly security analysis reporting within DoW IT environments using eMass and STIG guidance.