Remote Principal Cyber Engineer, Zero Trust & AI Security

SAIC; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) seeks a Principal Cyber Engineer who thrives on hands-on security work and leads cyber engineering efforts across Zero Trust, AI security, and data telemetry.

The role blends remote work with required presence in Reston-area spaces and occasional travel to Virginia/DC locations. The ideal candidate holds an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, 8+ years in cyber engineering or SOC/SIEM, and experience in RMF/CMMC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s with related experience in cyber engineering.
• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Must live within commuting range of Reston, VA; regular time in VA/DC spaces and occasional travel.
• Current CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification.
• Typically 8+ years hands-on cyber engineering, SOC/SIEM architecture, or equivalent at Senior Principal depth.

Responsibilities

• Enter customer spaces on short cycle and learn the stack quickly.
• Drive the cyber team in new or stuck environments and hand back runnable solutions.
• Assess programs against cyber frameworks; propose modernization and automation.
• Work in Zero Trust, AI platform security, data engineering for telemetry, and SIEM/SOC architecture.
• Apply RMF, CMMC, and ICD-705; support incident response; tune security and cloud architecture.

Skills

Zero Trust

AI platforms

Security data engineering

Troubleshooting

CLI proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Splunk

AWS Console

AWS CLI

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) seeks a Principal Cyber Engineer who thrives on hands-on security work and leads cyber engineering efforts across Zero Trust, AI security, and data telemetry.

The role blends remote work with required presence in Reston-area spaces and occasional travel to Virginia/DC locations. The ideal candidate holds an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, 8+ years in cyber engineering or SOC/SIEM, and experience in RMF/CMMC.