Cyber Security Engineer

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Interim Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations, Forensic Sciences, Information Assurance, Information System Security
Certifications:
None
Experience:
7 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Make a meaningful impact as a Cybersecurity Engineer supporting GDIT’s Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) and Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO). This role safeguards global digital infrastructure and strengthens cyber resiliency across mission systems. As the Technical Lead, you will guide analysts, engineers, and responders to meet operational timelines, improve detection accuracy, and enhance defenses against advanced threats.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership & Oversight • Serve as senior technical authority for incident response, cyber defense, threat hunting, forensics, vulnerability management, and threat emulation.

• Provide SME guidance ensuring adherence to DoD/client requirements, CJCSM 6510.01B, and CSSP standards.

• Lead technical planning, coordination, and execution for mission‑critical operations.

Operational Support & Mission Execution • Oversee 24/7 monitoring, detection, and incident classification under Cyberspace Domain Awareness.

• Ensure rapid response meeting CSSP MTTR requirements (8‑hour max).

• Lead vulnerability analysis, ACAS rollups, IAVM trending, PPSM compliance, and endpoint security assessments.

• Oversee forensic operations following NIST SP 800‑86, maintaining chain‑of‑custody and producing full case reports.

Threat Intelligence & Proactive Defense • Guide intelligence‑driven threat hunts; correlate OSINT/CSINT with internal telemetry for advanced threat identification.

• Lead development of analytics, rules, and countermeasures for SIEM/EDR/Elastic Stack.

• Support Cyber Threat Emulation using GFE tools.

Documentation, Quality & Compliance • Oversee SOPs, TTPs, CTOs, COAs, forensic reports, vulnerability reports, and training materials.

• Ensure outputs meet DoD plain‑language standards and approved formats.

• Support RMF activities including SSP updates, control assessments, POA&M management, audits, and incident response testing.

Tooling, Automation & Innovation • Lead development of Elastic dashboards, enrichment pipelines, anomaly detection models, and analytics.

• Oversee Cybersecurity BI dashboards across networks with validated daily updates.

• Drive automation and testing strategies for proactive, data‑driven defense.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 7+ years cybersecurity engineering or cyber operations (DoD/federal).

• 3+ years technical leadership.

• Experience leading incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, or forensic teams.

Technical Skills

• Expertise with SIEM/EDR, Elastic Stack, ACAS, and cyber analytics.

• Strong knowledge of RMF, DoDI 8510.01, NIST SP 800 series, CJCSM 6510.01B.

• Deep understanding of incident response and detection engineering.

• Experience developing SOPs, dashboards, TTPs, forensic reports, and analytics.

Clearance

• Minimum: Interim Secret.

• Preferred: Top Secret with SCI eligibility.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership across diverse cyber disciplines.

• Excellent communication for technical and executive audiences.

• Strong analytical/problem‑solving skills under pressure.

• Ability to work across multiple classification levels/sensitive environments.

Preferred

• GIAC, Elastic, or DoD 8140/8570 certifications (GREM, GCFA, GCTI, CEH, CISSP, CCSP, etc.).

• Experience in CTE or adversary simulation.

• Prior leadership within an accredited CSSP.

• Experience with dashboard/data pipeline engineering.

Location

• On‑site in Huntsville, AL; situational telework when authorized.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

T elecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA AL Huntsville

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
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