Engineer​/Scientist – Principal Cyber Security Engineer

Engineer/Scientist 5 – Principal Cyber Security Engineer (Key) Position Summary

Leads cybersecurity engineering efforts to protect enterprise systems, ensuring compliance, resilience, and proactive defense against evolving threats.

• Oversee cybersecurity operations to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems.
• Conduct security requirements analysis, risk assessments, and system security design.
• Lead certification and accreditation processes and ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Perform vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and Red Team exercises.
• Develop and implement incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans.
• Monitor and analyze cyber events, providing threat detection and mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement security architectures across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Develop security assessment plans including scope, risks, and documentation requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
• Minimum 15 years of cybersecurity experience across engineering and operations.
• Expertise in vulnerability analysis, incident response, and systems hardening.
• Experience with cloud security and enterprise security frameworks.

* Position is contingent upon award.

Location:

NIWC Atlantic in Charleston