RMF Security Engineer - DoD/Secret, Onsite

RTX; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, part of the RTX family, seeks a Systems Security Engineer to strengthen DoD RMF compliance and secure enterprise infrastructure in a high-security environment in Binghamton, NY. The role demands hands-on expertise across Windows and Linux, network security, and accreditation support.

The engineer will design, implement, and optimize secure architectures, manage automation with IaC tools, and collaborate with the Government ISSM to maintain regulatory compliance and operational

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with 5+ years of relevant DoD/security engineering experience.
• Active and transferable Secret clearance required prior to start.
• RMF experience and platform familiarity with Windows/Linux.
• Experience with AD, VMware, SIEM, backup/recovery tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure DoD RMF-ready system architectures and controls.
• Engineer and harden enterprise networks for resilience and performance.
• Configure Windows/Linux with security baselines and automation.
• Build IaC assets (Ansible, VMware templates) for repeatable provisioning.
• Design Ansible workflows for patching and baseline deployment.
• Support RMF accreditation with documentation and assessments.
• Install and tune firewalls/routers for secure segmentation.
• Perform vulnerability analysis and security validation.

Skills

RMF experience

Linux or Windows

Active Directory

VMware

SIEM (Splunk/Kiwi)

Backups & recovery

Trellix & Tenable

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Ansible

VMware vCenter

WSUS

Network firewalls

Job description

Collins Aerospace, part of the RTX family, seeks a Systems Security Engineer to strengthen DoD RMF compliance and secure enterprise infrastructure in a high-security environment in Binghamton, NY. The role demands hands-on expertise across Windows and Linux, network security, and accreditation support.

The engineer will design, implement, and optimize secure architectures, manage automation with IaC tools, and collaborate with the Government ISSM to maintain regulatory compliance and operational