CACI International

Journeyman Cybersecurity Engineer

CACI International • $94K — $198K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of experience in cybersecurity-related fields; equivalencies considered.
  • Active Top Secret Clearance.
  • Experience with security engineering, architecture design, and secure system principles.
  • Knowledge of NIST 800-53, FISMA compliance, and Risk Management Framework (RMF).
  • Understanding of network security technologies including firewalls, IDS/IPS, and cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure).
  • Proficiency in DevSecOps tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, and GitLab.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement comprehensive security solutions for data centers and cloud platforms.
  • Ensure compliance with Department of State security requirements.
  • Incorporate security best practices throughout engineering design and system development.
  • Implement network security measures including DDoS mitigation and intrusion prevention.
  • Support security architecture development with threat modeling and risk assessments.
  • Integrate monitoring and logging capabilities with SIEM platforms.
  • Leverage DevSecOps tooling to optimize CI/CD pipelines and automate security validations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness offerings.
  • Financial and retirement support services.
  • Family support programs.
  • Continuing education opportunities.
  • Generous time-off benefits.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Journeyman Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Top Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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Responsibilities: 

  • Design and implement comprehensive security solutions for physical data centers, virtual hosting environments, and cloud platforms incorporating defense-in-depth strategies and zero-trust security principles
  • Ensure all operating environments, system configurations, and infrastructure deployments conform to Department of State and DT physical and information security requirements
  • Incorporate security best practices throughout engineering designs and system development lifecycle activities, ensuring compliance with DOS security policies, FISMA requirements, NIST 800-53 controls, and STIGs
  • Design and implement network security solutions including high-availability load balancing, DDoS detection and mitigation systems, intrusion prevention systems, and web application firewalls
  • Implement and configure FedRAMP-compliant cloud systems, coordinating with DOS Cloud Computing Governance Board (CCGB) to ensure data sovereignty requirements and boundary protections
  • Support infrastructure architecture security development by providing technical security expertise, conducting security architecture reviews, and performing threat modeling and risk assessments
  • Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities integrated with Enterprise Monitoring infrastructure and SIEM platforms
  • Leverage DevSecOps tooling including Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab, and SonarQube to construct and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automating security validation and vulnerability scanning
  • Conduct security assessments, vulnerability testing, and security control validation for new and existing systems, generating detailed technical reports with remediation recommendations
  • Collaborate with infrastructure engineers, application developers, security analysts, and Government stakeholders to implement secure technical solutions and promote security engineering best practices

Qualifications: 

Required –

  • Bachelor's degree + 4 years of experience in related fields, such as cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, systems security engineering, network security, or DevSecOps; equivalencies considered.
  • Active Top Secret Clearance
  • Proven experience with security engineering, security architecture design, security controls implementation, and secure system design principles
  • Demonstrated knowledge of information security frameworks including NIST 800-53, FISMA compliance, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Federal security requirements
  • Strong understanding of network security technologies including firewalls, IDS/IPS, load balancers, DDoS mitigation, and cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure)
  • Proficiency with DevSecOps tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab, SonarQube, and knowledge of CI/CD pipeline security integration

Desired –

  • Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State
  • Professional security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), or GIAC certifications
  • Experience with FedRAMP authorization processes, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and SIEM platforms (Splunk, ArcSight, QRadar)
  • Background in threat modeling methodologies, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment tools

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$94,400 - $198,200

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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