Cyber Security Engineer - Remote Opportunities Available

About the Role

Join our team as a Cyber Security Engineer and explore remote opportunities within a dynamic global team. At Cambridge International Systems, you will tackle some of today’s most complex challenges in defense and security. This role is critical in monitoring, analyzing, and detecting cyber events and incidents within information systems and networks that serve U.S. government missions.

What You’ll Do

• Monitor and analyze network traffic, system logs, and security alerts to detect, investigate, and escalate cybersecurity threats and incidents, ensuring timely response and documentation.
• Support integrated cyber defense operations aligned with organizational risk management frameworks; maintain security tools to enable continuous monitoring and RMF/NIST authorization activities.
• Establish and apply methods to quantify and measure cyber risk, supporting risk-based decision-making across the enterprise.
• Evaluate business and system architectures to determine cybersecurity requirements and ensure alignment with information security standards and best practices.
• Conduct system security, vulnerability, and risk assessments to identify security gaps, integration challenges, and compliance issues.
• Develop cost estimates and implementation plans for cybersecurity solutions based on risk and compliance assessments.
• Prepare, implement, and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, and Assessment & Authorization (A&A) requirements.
• Plan, implement, upgrade, and monitor security controls to enhance system resilience and support accreditation processes.
• Identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities, recommend remediation strategies, and track mitigation efforts to closure.
• Respond to and investigate cybersecurity incidents, restore protections, and produce required incident reports in accordance with regulatory guidance.
• Develop and execute security test scripts and validation activities to verify the effectiveness of technical and operational controls.
• Design, develop, and integrate DoD Information Assurance architectures and secure system components within computing, network, and enclave environments.
• Ensure system architectures, including programs of record and special-purpose processing nodes, meet functional, performance, and security requirements.
• Support secure integration of platform IT and special-purpose systems with existing infrastructure.
• Develop and deliver cybersecurity training, lead post-incident reviews, and promote a strong security awareness culture.

Requirements

• Education & Experience: HS Diploma + 5 years of relevant experience.
• Technical Expertise: Experience with the RMF Process and policy development.
• Ability to lead a team of cybersecurity professionals and provide mentorship.
• Experience with web-based applications designed to support the RMF and A&A such as eMASS and MCCAST.
• Certifications: CompTIA CISSP or CASP+, CompTIA CySA+ certification.
• Must have a current and active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• Proficient with modern IT tools and infrastructure technologies.

Nice to Have

• Desire experience with HBSS.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident, and critical illness insurance.
• 401(k) immediate vesting and match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Generous tuition & training support.
• Relocation assistance.
• Sign-on and performance-based bonuses.
• Employee referral program.
• Access to Tickets at Work, EAP, wellness initiatives, and more.

If you're driven by mission, technology, and teamwork—we want to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of secure cloud computing for national security.