Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - Radar Modernization Leader

V2X Inc; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X Inc. is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Ground-Based Radar Development team in Colorado Springs.

This hands-on role focuses on implementing and sustaining cybersecurity controls across development labs, integration environments, and fielded radar sites. You will lead cybersecurity efforts, design controls for Linux/Windows, manage logging and monitoring, perform vulnerability assessments, support RMF activities, and help translate requirements into actionable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related discipline and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• An advanced degree in a related discipline and at least 5 years of relevant experience may be accepted.
• Ability to obtain a IAT level I certification such as Security+, CySA+, GCIH, Linux+ or equivalent within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity design for radar modernization, steering architecture.
• Design and implement cybersecurity controls for Linux and Windows servers, workstations, containers, and virtualized environments.
• Configure and manage security logging, telemetry, and monitoring platforms.
• Perform vulnerability scanning, remediation validation, and cybersecurity regression testing.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Linux security

Windows security

Vulnerability scanning

NIST SP 800-53

DoD systems

Threat monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree acceptable

Tools

Tenable Nessus

Elastic Stack

Splunk

OpenSCAP

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

V2X Inc. is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Ground-Based Radar Development team in Colorado Springs.

This hands-on role focuses on implementing and sustaining cybersecurity controls across development labs, integration environments, and fielded radar sites. You will lead cybersecurity efforts, design controls for Linux/Windows, manage logging and monitoring, perform vulnerability assessments, support RMF activities, and help translate requirements into actionable