Senior Cybersecurity Engineer — DoD RMF & Cloud Security

Astrion; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Air Force’s C3C/Kessel Run division. This on-site role at Hanscom AFB requires an Active Top Secret clearance and deep RMF experience under NIST SP 800-53.

Salary ranges from $150,000 to $175,000 annually, with full-time status, limited travel, and collaboration with government and industry partners on cyber defense capabilities, cloud security, and DoD compliance.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• 5+ years dedicated DoD cybersecurity RMF/NIST SP 800-53 experience.
• IAM Level III Certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with ACAS installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Schedule and execute vulnerability scans using Nessus.
• Analyze scan results to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Direct DISA STIG-based configuration hardening across multi-classification networks.
• Assist with compliance assessments against DoD standards and internal policies.
• Generate reports on vulnerability status and remediation progress.
• Collaborate with system admins to remediate vulnerabilities.
• Maintain ACAS servers and databases.

Skills

Clearance management

RMF/NIST SP 800-53

Communication

Vendor collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

10-15 years DoD experience

Tools

Nessus

SecurityCenter/Tenable.sc

Nessus Network Monitor

ACAS

eMASS

Job description

Astrion is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Air Force’s C3C/Kessel Run division. This on-site role at Hanscom AFB requires an Active Top Secret clearance and deep RMF experience under NIST SP 800-53.

Salary ranges from $150,000 to $175,000 annually, with full-time status, limited travel, and collaboration with government and industry partners on cyber defense capabilities, cloud security, and DoD compliance.