Expert cyber security engineer

Expert cyber security engineer(1/261/25)

Springfield, United States | Posted on 05/28/2026

We provide multi-industry IT solutions across the US and India, including commercial enterprises and state and federal government. Collaborating with clients to determine their business needs, we combine years of knowledge & expertise to develop a strategy that drives results and promotes growth. Our team is dedicated to guiding your business to the forefront through an innovative suite of customized, IT solutions.

CEdge has an opportunity for a Cyber security
Engineer ( Expert Level),
located in Chantilly, VA
. If you are ready to work alongside World Renowned Technology experts, and carry the skills below, this is the opportunity that will inevitably take your career to unbelievable levels!

This position requires a TS/SCI Security Clearance

TO01, Position 261 (PD 25):
Expert Level Cyber Security Engineer

What You’ll Do:

As part of our cybersecurity team, you’ll play a key role in designing, implementing, and refining enterprise-wide security services. You’ll help define both the current (“As-Is”) and future (“To-Be”) security architecture across a wide range of areas, including:

• Identity and Credential Management
• Cloud Security
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Enterprise Audit and Data Integrity
• Integration, Upgrades, and System Replacements

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18 years of experience as a Cyber Security Engineer in lieu of degree.
• 18 years of working experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise-based systems and software.
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as:
  Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Experience establishing a mature Zero Trust framework in one or more of the seven DoD ZT pillars: user, device, data, application/workload, network/environment, visibility and analytics, and automation and orchestration.

You’ll also provide technical guidance to help programs develop secure systems and applications—accelerating delivery by ensuring alignment with ICD-503 controls and future cybersecurity directives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide cybersecurity engineering support to teams developing new systems or upgrading legacy ones.
• Conduct independent product research and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to identify optimal security solutions.
• Lead and contribute to system concept development and early lifecycle phases, translating requirements and regulations into secure system designs.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects to develop and document Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investment strategies.
• Advise programs on technical solutions and policy improvements to meet Zero Trust compliance goals.