Security Engineer: Embedded & Fleet Platform Defense

AEVEX Corp.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Disability & Life insurance

Professional development funds

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Job summary

AEVEX Corp. is seeking a cybersecurity security engineer to design, implement, and maintain protection across vessel and ground control platforms. This role focuses on threat analysis, incident response, and strengthening Linux, container, and distributed systems security.

You will translate findings into concrete engineering tasks, collaborate with software and hardware teams, and help drive secure architectural decisions while supporting audits and security protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC GSEC, CISSP, or OSCP preferred.
• 3+ years of cybersecurity or systems security experience.
• Experience with Linux security, vulnerability scanning, secure architecture, and embedded/ autonomous systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security measures for platforms, vessels, and control systems.
• Interpret security assessments and vulnerability findings; drive remediation.
• Collaborate with engineering to resolve issues and improve platform security.
• Strengthen security across Linux systems, containers, and distributed components.
• Enhance authentication, access control, and network segmentation.
• Ensure systems remain resilient under degraded conditions.

Skills

Ownership of tasks

Cross-functional collaboration

Threat analysis

Incident response

Linux hardening

Scripting: Bash

Scripting: PowerShell

Scripting: Python

Automation systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

CompTIA Security+

GIAC GSEC

CISSP

OSCP

Tools

NIST frameworks

Job description

AEVEX Corp. is seeking a cybersecurity security engineer to design, implement, and maintain protection across vessel and ground control platforms. This role focuses on threat analysis, incident response, and strengthening Linux, container, and distributed systems security.

You will translate findings into concrete engineering tasks, collaborate with software and hardware teams, and help drive secure architectural decisions while supporting audits and security protocols.