Zero Trust Cybersecurity Engineer (Onsite, TS/SCI)

GovCIO; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and sustain security capabilities aligned with Zero Trust across AF IC mission systems. The role is on-site at Joint Base San Antonio, TX and requires TS/SCI clearance, with collaboration across AF cyber, IT, and mission operations.

The engineer will implement continuous verification, micro-segmentation, ABAC enforcement, and integrate SIEM/EDR/SOAR tools while producing security documentation and supporting accreditation per NIST

Qualifications

• Clearance TS/SCI is required.
• Experience in the AF Intelligence Community or IC mission organizations.
• IAT III Level Certification, CASP+/SecurityX, CCNP, CISA, CISSP, or CCSP.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, frameworks, and DoD Zero Trust Strategy.
• Hands‑on experience with security operations, vulnerability management, identity security, or network security.
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DoD Cloud SRG, and IC security guidelines.
• Experience with security tools such as Splunk, ArcSight, Elastic, CrowdStrike, Tanium, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Engineer cybersecurity solutions aligned with Zero Trust architecture pillars: identity, devices, networks, applications/workloads, data, and analytics.
• Implement technical controls supporting continuous verification, micro-segmentation, and access enforcement.
• Support AF IC Zero Trust initiatives, including ICAM modernization, data tagging, and ABAC enforcement.
• Integrate security tools and platforms such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, identity providers, and boundary security systems.
• Develop and maintain security documentation: system security plans, architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and POA&Ms.
• Participate in and support AF and IC accreditation activities following NIST SP 800-53, CNSSI standards, and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Conduct security assessments, risk analyses, vulnerability scans, and remediation activities.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, cloud engineers, and mission partners to design secure workflows and secure data flows.
• Evaluate emerging Zero Trust technologies and recommend adoption strategies to enhance AF IC mission resilience.

Skills

Zero Trust principles

Security operations

Vulnerability management

Risk analysis

NIST SP 800-53

DoD cybersecurity

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

High School + 10+ years experience

Tools

Splunk

ArcSight

Elastic

CrowdStrike

Tanium

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and sustain security capabilities aligned with Zero Trust across AF IC mission systems. The role is on-site at Joint Base San Antonio, TX and requires TS/SCI clearance, with collaboration across AF cyber, IT, and mission operations.

The engineer will implement continuous verification, micro-segmentation, ABAC enforcement, and integrate SIEM/EDR/SOAR tools while producing security documentation and supporting accreditation per NIST