Cyber Security Project Engineer - TS​/SCI w​/Polygraph

# Cyber Security Project Engineer - TS/SCI w/PolygraphGDIT  
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Security Engineering

Location:

USA VA Mc Lean Salary :
$152,113 – $205,799

Clearance:
TS/SCI + Poly## Quality of life

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* Retirement match
* Paid parental leave

Type of

Requisition :

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None Public Trust/Other

Required:

None Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cybersecurity Risk Management, Documentations, Information Assurance

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Cyber Security Project Engineer supporting customer activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cyber Security Project Engineer , you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Cyber Security Project Engineer joining our highly skilled team to be a premier provider of cyber security services to the customer.  We provide consummate cyber security risk management “as a service” platform across multiple fabrics and centers.  

We have responsibility to ensure operational IT capabilities provide the client with necessary timeliness, accuracy and security of information demanded from all our highly professional roles. Be the change, lead our change – join us!

HOW A CYBER SECURITY PROJECT ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

The Cyber Security Project Engineer is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and responding to security incidents across enterprise and cloud environments. This role involves intrusion analysis, forensic collection, malware investigation, and coordination with cyber defense teams to mitigate threats and strengthen the organization’s security posture.

Incident Response & Coordination Lead and support enterprise-wide incident response activities.

Coordinate incident response functions within cloud environments.

Produce after‐action reviews and incident reports for technical and non‐technical audiences.

Threat Detection & Analysis Collect and analyze intrusion artifacts to support mitigation efforts.

Receive, triage, and investigate network alerts from multiple sources.

Monitor external threat intelligence to assess potential enterprise impact.

Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.

Forensics & Evidence Handling Conduct initial, forensically sound image collection and analysis.

Preserve evidence integrity in accordance with standards and procedures.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing Develop and publish cyber defense techniques, guidance, and incident findings.

Contribute to enterprise knowledge bases and security best practices.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

Bachelors (Computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline)

Required Experience:

8 yrs Required Technical

Skills:

Incident Response & Cyber Defense Incident response methodologies, categories, and timelines.

Cyber defense policies and procedures.

Ability to perform damage assessments and determine remediation paths.

Threat Detection & Intrusion Analysis Intrusion detection methodologies for host and network environments.

Experience using security event correlation tools.

Understanding of attack classes, attack stages, and adversary behaviors.

Malware & Vulnerability Analysis Malware analysis concepts and containment techniques.

Ability to identify, capture, contain, and report malware.

Skill in recognizing and…