Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Salary: $100,000 - 140,000 per year Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree in Cybersecurity or a related discipline, along with 8+ years of progressively responsible Information Systems Security experience; additional experience may substitute for the degree.
• We need substantial experience working through the Sponsors accreditation process and ICD 503 requirements, particularly in building A&A Body of Evidence documentation.
• We require significant hands-on experience meeting security requirements, implementing controls, and performing vulnerability scanning in the Sponsors environment or a similar setting.
• We need experience operating across large teams to advance security priorities while supporting complex, interconnected systems, data flows, and CI/CD pipelines.
• We require experience mapping complex networks and producing documentation for security compliance, configuration management, and centralized authentication.
• We need experience creating, maintaining, and communicating detailed IT documentation, especially related to Zero Trust principles and data system security.
• We require DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) baseline certification, such as Security+, CySA+, or CISSP.
• Preferred: CISSP or CCSP certification.
• Preferred: Experience with cyber risk and compliance automation tools such as eMASS or an equivalent platform.
• Preferred: Experience supporting USSOCOM, DoD, or Intelligence Community environments, including familiarity with the DoD Data Strategy (VAULTIS) and cloud security in AWS/Azure.
• Clearance: We require an active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Physical requirements: We require the ability to remain stationary 50% of the time, occasionally move within the office, communicate frequently with coworkers, management, and customers, and exchange accurate information in those interactions.

• We design and implement cybersecurity controls across cloud, hybrid, and mission system environments, including identity, access control, and monitoring.
• We create, update, and maintain Body of Evidence documentation, RMF/ATO artifacts, and security control records in line with ICD 503 and NIST RMF.
• We maintain and perform routine vulnerability scanning, log analysis, and security event reviews across all systems.
• We keep system baselines and configuration management items current to ensure systems are hardened and compliant with DISA STIGs.
• We integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows using automated scanning, policy enforcement, and Infrastructure as Code.
• We implement and enforce Zero Trust principles, identity-centric access controls such as RBAC/ABAC, and data protection aligned with the DoD Data Strategy (VAULTIS).
• We collaborate with stakeholders to ensure systems are complete, secure, and ready to support rapid deployment of AI/ML workloads.

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• Support
• RBAC
• Security

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We are collaborating through hackajob with MANTECH to find exceptional professionals for this Cybersecurity Systems Engineer role in Tampa, FL. Our team is focused on designing, implementing, and sustaining secure mission systems that support Sponsor objectives. This position plays a key role in ensuring cybersecurity is built into cloud, platform, and data systems while supporting RMF/ATO activities and secure operational delivery in distributed and degraded (D-DIL) conditions.

last updated 36 week of 2026