Onsite TS/SCI Cyber Implementation Engineer III (Polygraph)

RISA; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) and Roth IRA

Paid Time Off

11 federal holidays

Job summary

RISA is seeking a Cybersecurity Implementation Engineer to build, deploy, and sustain cybersecurity infrastructure for an Intelligence Community customer on‑premises and in the cloud. You will bring deep expertise in one security platform and help set the enterprise roadmap, working directly with the owner.

The role requires active TS/SCI, ability to obtain a government polygraph, and 6+ years in cybersecurity engineering.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Post‑hire polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience; equivalents accepted.
• 6+ years in network or cybersecurity engineering on large-scale DoD or enterprise networks.
• IAT III / IASAE II certifications and CSSP Infrastructure Support within 120 days of start.
• Deep expertise in NDR/EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, F5, and email/web security gateways.
• Strong cloud and compute/storage/transport security knowledge.
• Proven Windows and Linux server administration experience; independent contributor.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, configure, and maintain on‑premises and cloud cybersecurity infrastructure for Windows and Linux.
• Engineer cybersecurity solutions on AWS (EC2, EBS, ELB, S3, RDS); manage AMIs and maintenance.
• Research and implement enterprise cybersecurity capabilities and enhancements.
• Evaluate upgrades for performance and standardization with capacity planning.
• Develop architecture diagrams and technology roadmaps.
• Create test plans and docs for configuration changes before customer approval.
• Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with government agencies and support security assessments.
• Serve as team or task lead when needed.

Skills

DoD 8140/8570 IAT III

NDR/EDR expertise

Cloud security

Windows/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6+ years

Tools

AWS

Windows Server

Linux Server

F5

IDS/IPS

Job description

RISA is seeking a Cybersecurity Implementation Engineer to build, deploy, and sustain cybersecurity infrastructure for an Intelligence Community customer on‑premises and in the cloud. You will bring deep expertise in one security platform and help set the enterprise roadmap, working directly with the owner.

The role requires active TS/SCI, ability to obtain a government polygraph, and 6+ years in cybersecurity engineering.