Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Engineer

Huntsville, AL (Hybrid) Full-Time Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required

Support cybersecurity engineering, detection, analysis, and tool development for defense-relevant systems. You'll help design, test, and improve security capabilities across networks, software, cyber-physical systems, and mission-focused environments, including weapon systems and industrial or operational technology when applicable.

What you'll do

Develop, configure, test, and evaluate cybersecurity tools, scripts, detections, dashboards, or analysis workflows
Support network and system security assessments, including traffic analysis, vulnerability analysis, logging, and defensive monitoring
Work with IDS/IPS, SIEM, packet capture, endpoint, or custom security tools to identify and investigate security-relevant behavior
Analyze system architectures, communication paths, interfaces, and data flows for cybersecurity concerns
Collaborate with software, systems, hardware, and cybersecurity teammates to integrate security capabilities into larger prototypes or customer systems
Document findings, assumptions, test results, technical tradeoffs, and recommended mitigations for engineering and customer audiences

What we're looking for

Experience in cybersecurity engineering, network security, security tool development, detection engineering, system hardening, or vulnerability analysis
Understanding of networking, operating systems, logging, access control, vulnerability management, and defensive security principles
Ability to develop scripts, tools, queries, rules, or automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, SQL, or similar technologies
Comfortable analyzing technical systems, troubleshooting security issues, and communicating practical mitigation options
US Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Nice to have

Experience with IDS/IPS, SIEM, packet analysis, endpoint security, vulnerability scanning, YARA, Sigma, Suricata, Zeek, Wireshark, Splunk, Elastic, or similar tools
Experience with weapon systems, embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, OT, ICS, SCADA, vehicles, sensors, or mission networks
Familiarity with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-82, or DoD cybersecurity processes
Experience building custom cybersecurity tools, test harnesses, dashboards, data pipelines, or automated analysis workflows
Relevant certifications such as Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GCIA, GICSP, CISSP, or similar
Active DoD Secret clearance

Quick facts

Department: Cybersecurity
Type: Full-Time
Location: Huntsville, AL (Hybrid)
Clearance: Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required

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