Senior DoD Cybersecurity Engineer — TS Clearance

Scientific Research Corporation; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation seeks a senior information security professional to design, implement, and optimize advanced security controls for critical DoD communication systems and networks.

You will act as the primary technical authority on cybersecurity, coordinating with government program officials and contractors to safeguard mission-critical information assets. A TS clearance is required, along with DoD policy expertise and hands-on RMF/NIST experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in information technology, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or computer science from ABET-accredited/CAE-designated institution.
• Alternative DoD trainings acceptable in lieu of Master’s degree.
• Active DoD TS clearance or higher.
• One of recognized DoD baseline certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, GCIA, etc.).
• Minimum seven years of progressive, full-time information-security experience.
• Ability to plan, implement, upgrade, and monitor security measures; assess vulnerabilities.
• Ability to design and apply risk mitigation strategies and respond to breaches.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize advanced security controls for DoD networks.
• Assess vulnerabilities, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure RMF/NIST-53 compliance.
• Serve as technical authority on information-security matters and liaise with government stakeholders.

Skills

RMF Knowledge

NIST 800-53

Cybersecurity

Incident Response

Communication

Stakeholder Mgmt

Security Architecture

Education

MS in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

ABET-accredited MS or CAE designation

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Vulnerability Scanners

Endpoint Protection

PKI

Firewalls

DLP

Job description

Scientific Research Corporation seeks a senior information security professional to design, implement, and optimize advanced security controls for critical DoD communication systems and networks.

You will act as the primary technical authority on cybersecurity, coordinating with government program officials and contractors to safeguard mission-critical information assets. A TS clearance is required, along with DoD policy expertise and hands-on RMF/NIST experience.