Senior Cyber Capability Engineer/Product Lead

What’s Upstate; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid health insurance

401k with 7% employer contribution

Job summary

Assured Information Security (AIS) seeks a Senior Cyber Capability Engineer/Product Lead to drive complex cybersecurity product development and lead engineering teams. You will be the primary interface with mission stakeholders, advocating for technical priorities and ensuring capabilities meet customer objectives.

You’ll guide backlogs, create technical stories, mentor developers, and ensure secure, validated delivery across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5+ years of professional technical experience, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years of technical leadership experience.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Python.
• Hands-on experience with version control platforms (Git, Subversion).
• Strong networking knowledge including TCP/IP and socket-level development.
• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman) and orchestration environments.
• Experience with virtualization (ESXi, QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox, Hyper‑V) and infrastructure automation (Vagrant, Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with automated testing strategies and CI/CD in secure environments.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience delivering training materials for diverse users.

Responsibilities

• Lead product direction as a customer advocate, translating operational needs into priorities.
• Shape and maintain the product backlog, write/ refine technical stories, guide teams toward Program Increment objectives.
• Partner with customer and stakeholder groups to align on evolving mission priorities.
• Serve as a security product expert with knowledge of defensive engineering, telemetry, and detection logic.
• Oversee project execution as technical lead, ensuring quality and architectural consistency.
• Represent the team in technical demos, briefings, and capability showcases.
• Mentor junior developers in secure coding, debugging, reverse engineering, and advanced analysis.
• Ensure quality through unit tests, automated validation, and secure development practices.
• Collaborate with mission analysts, researchers, and ops teams to patch and improve deployed software capabilities.

Skills

Programming languages

Technical leadership

Communication

Reverse engineering

Networking fundamentals

CI/CD knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Git

Subversion

Docker

Podman

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Jira

Confluence

Crucible

Terraform

Ansible

ESXi

QEMU/KVM

VirtualBox

Hyper-V

Job description

Assured Information Security (AIS) has an opening for a Senior Cyber Capability Engineer/Product Lead capable of driving complex cybersecurity product development, guiding engineering teams, and serving as a primary interface with mission stakeholders. This role blends hands‑on technical leadership, product ownership, and subject‑matter expertise to ensure critical capabilities are delivered efficiently, securely, and aligned with customer objectives.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead product direction as a customer advocate, ensuring technical priorities reflect operational needs and mission outcomes.
• Shape and maintain the product backlog, create and refine technical stories, and guide teams toward successful Program Increment objectives.
• Partner closely with customer and stakeholder groups to maintain alignment on evolving mission priorities.
• Serve as a security product expert with deep knowledge of defensive engineering concepts, telemetry pipelines, and detection logic to support the build‑out of realistic test and validation environments.
• Oversee project execution as the technical lead, uphold engineering quality standards, and support architectural decisions across assigned efforts.
• Represent the team in technical demonstrations, briefings, and capability showcases when required.
• Provide mentorship to junior developers in areas such as secure coding, debugging, reverse engineering workflows, and advanced analysis techniques.
• Ensure quality through structured unit testing, automated validation approaches, and adherence to secure development practices.
• Collaborate extensively with mission analysts, researchers, and operational teams to assess issues, apply patches, and continuously improve deployed software capabilities.

Education/Experience/Skillset Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or related discipline and 5 years of professional technical experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience providing technical leadership, guiding teams, or serving in a Technical Lead capacity.
• Demonstrated proficiency in one or more programming languages: Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Python.
• Hands‑on experience with version control platforms (Git, Subversion).
• Strong grasp of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and socket‑level development.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and orchestration environments.
• Practical background with virtualization (ESXi, QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox, Hyper‑V) and infrastructure automation frameworks (Vagrant, Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with automated testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines, particularly within constrained or secure development environments.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural and mission concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience designing or delivering training materials that translate highly technical concepts for users across differing skill levels.

What Sets You Apart:

• Understanding of low‑level internals for Windows, Unix, mobile platforms, or network devices.
• Experience using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra.
• Exposure to Atlassian toolsets including Jira, Confluence, and Crucible.
• Background working in Computer Network Operations environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.

Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/CI Poly required

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on several factors including location, skills, and experience. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package which includes employer paid health insurance and a 7% contribution to your 401k, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation.

AIS is a leading cyber and information security company supporting mission critical operations across the DoD, intelligence community, commerce and beyond. Founded in 2001, AIS is a privately‑owned company committed to excellence in all facets. We pride ourselves on offering some of the best benefits seen in the industry. We celebrate the unique backgrounds and experiences of our people and encourage new ideas, innovation, and the autonomy to create the future and career they want with our support.