Cybersecurity Engineer

*** To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen and hold a US government security clearance. Additionally, you must either live near or be willing to move to the Boulder, CO area and willing to work full time onsite.***

Centil represents the intersection of innovation and trusted expertise required for keeping rapid pace with the dynamic and emergent technological needs of Aerospace, Defense, and Government systems. Our trusted team of engineers excel in deploying value stream management, short-cycle feedback loops, infrastructure on-demand, and secure, disciplined pipelines to our customers. If you are interested in learning more about Centil or our team, check out our website til.io.

Centil is a talented team of trusted engineers working to provide optimized and effective technology value streams for defense industry clients. We believe in a culture of innovation, empowerment and collaboration. We place a high value on learning and growth, providing ongoing support to our team to learn new skills and become fulfilled in both their personal and professional life.

Centil is hiring exceptional individuals to join our growing team. We look for candidates who are inspired and passionate, highly collaborative, and who demonstrate the courage to challenge the status quo with forward thinking ideas and practices. We also seek out individuals who demonstrate servant leadership by supporting their colleagues with a sense of positivity, humility and open mindedness.

This Cybersecurity Engineer will design and implement cybersecurity measures to protect mission critical DoD systems. The individual selected for this position will participate directly with software development processes to ensure the development of secure software and compliance with DoD standards.

Key responsibilities for the Cybersecurity Engineer include :

• Design, implement, test, and evaluate secure interfaces between information systems, physical systems, and/or embedded technologies
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and cybersecurity countermeasures to address cost, performance, and security risks and to resolve vulnerabilities and recommend security changes to system or system components as needed
• Perform cybersecurity scans, analyze results and harden systems
• Develop cybersecurity designs to meet specific operational needs and environmental factors (e.g., access controls, automated applications, networked operations, high integrity and availability requirements, multilevel security/processing of multiple classification levels, and processing Sensitive Compartmented Information)
• Generate documentation required to achieve approval to operate systems
• Interface with the customer, leveraging strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail

• Willingness to work fully onsite
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Physical Sciences, Computer Science or related field (Relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education)
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Cyber Security Engineering
• Experience with cyber tools, including ACAS and HBSS
• Strong understanding of Cybersecurity frameworks and standards
• Knowledge of encryption, authentication, and access control mechanisms
• Experience with vulnerability assessments
• Familiarity with network security, firewalls, and cloud security solutions
• Experience with incident response and management
• Ability to communicate technical information via oral presentation and written format

• Possess CompTIA Security+ and CISSP or similar certifications
• Cybersecurity engineering experience with embedded systems development for DoD
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, programming languages, and operating systems
• Familiar with Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Understanding of ethical hacking and penetration
• Experience working within an agile workflow
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR)

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills. Ability to passionately deliver high-level messaging…