GDIT

federal government

CybersecurityEngineer

$147–199k Falls Church, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Cybersecurity Engineer at GDIT. Skills: Cybersecurity Engineer, NIST SP 800-53, Zero Trust, vulnerability assessments, penetration-test follow-up activities, automated scanning operations, log analysis, event correlation, triage actions, threat-hunting tasks, RMF compliance. Implements cybersecurity architecture, defensive monitoring capabilities, and enclave-specific protections supporting Advana operations across Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret domains powering mission execution for Comba”

What You'll Achieve.

advance Advana cybersecurity maturity and mission readiness

Industry & Context.

federal government
Problems you'll solve

identify, analyze, and remediate configuration weaknesses; producing technical findings, mitigation actions, and post-incident reports

Eligibility Requirements

Top Secret/SCI clearance, US Citizenship Required, Onsite, 40 hours per week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 + years of related experience, Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, IAT III (CompTIA CASP+ CE, ISC² CISSP (or Associate), GIAC GCED, GIAC GCIH, or Cisco CCNP Security), Top Secret/SCI clearance

What You'll Do.

Implements cybersecurity architecture

defensive monitoring capabilities

and enclave-specific protections supporting Advana operations across Unclassified

and Top Secret domains powering mission execution for Combatant Commands

and strategic decision makers.

Deploys and configures NIST SP 800-53 security controls

identity and access management services

continuous monitoring sensors

Zero Trust enforcement mechanisms

and cross-domain cybersecurity components consistent with DoD cybersecurity directives and CDAO governance.

Conducts recurring vulnerability assessments

penetration-test follow-up activities

and automated scanning operations using platforms such as Nessus

Splunk Enterprise Security

and cloud-native threat-detection tools to identify

and remediate configuration weaknesses across Advana cloud

and application ecosystems.

Supports incident response operations by performing log analysis

and threat-hunting tasks within multi-classification environments

producing technical findings

and post-incident reports for enterprise leadership.

Develops and maintains cybersecurity documentation

Body-of-Evidence artifacts

system security plans

standard operating procedures

and RMF compliance updates required for Authorizing Official review.

Collaborates with DevSecOps

and platform engineering teams to integrate secure coding practices

encryption configurations

and enclave boundary protections.

Strengthens operational resilience by monitoring emergent threats

validating countermeasures

and contributing technical recommendations that advance Advana cybersecurity maturity and mission readiness.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborates with DevSecOps, infrastructure, and platform engineering teams

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