Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - Network Defense & Testing

US Defense Information Systems Agency; Letterkenny Township (Franklin County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

US Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a candidate to support cyber operations under the Cyber Excepted Service. The role is positioned in the Risk Management Directorate and requires a strong background in computer science and cybersecurity policy implementation for resilient federal IT networks.

Applicants must demonstrate planning, testing, and evaluation of cybersecurity solutions, including vulnerability assessments and network threat mitigation strategies, with experience described

Qualifications

• Planning and developing IT cybersecurity solutions for network systems.
• Conducting vulnerability, intrusion, or penetration testing assessments.
• Analyzing network traffic and architectures to identify and mitigate security threats.
• Designing test and evaluation plans for cybersecurity software and network systems.
• All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Skills

IT cybersecurity solutions

Vulnerability testing

Intrusion testing

Network security analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or 30 credit hours in math/statistics/CS

Job description

US Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a candidate to support cyber operations under the Cyber Excepted Service. The role is positioned in the Risk Management Directorate and requires a strong background in computer science and cybersecurity policy implementation for resilient federal IT networks.

Applicants must demonstrate planning, testing, and evaluation of cybersecurity solutions, including vulnerability assessments and network threat mitigation strategies, with experience described