Cybersecurity Engineer (Top Secret Cleared)
verigentFort Meade, MD
$48.08 - $52.88 per hour
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Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer (Top Secret Cleared)
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Position Type:
Full-time, Direct HireSalary Range: $100-110,000 (negotiable based on experience)
Summary:
Verigent's client is looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to lead their team in support of a cybersecurity program with their DoD customer.
Responsibilities:
- Apply knowledge of DoD assessment resources and policies to support the development of DISA cybersecurity directives and strategies.
- Maintain cybersecurity policy content on DISA’s SPO site and alternate platforms.
- Develop and maintain standardized procedures for drafting and finalizing policy documents.
- Use DISA and DoD tools to generate high-quality compliance reports.
- Monitor compliance activities, report anomalies or trends, and document lessons learned.
- Coordinate working groups to address stakeholder feedback and resolve input from comment matrices.
- Track and complete assigned action items from meetings and working groups in collaboration with relevant organizations.
- Manage repositories for cybersecurity policy, governance documents, and reference materials.
- Draft, revise, and finalize up to 10 policy documents annually (each up to 50 pages), including manuals, directives, and CONOPS.
- Prepare up to 20 presentations, briefs, and reports per year on cybersecurity and cyber defense policy.
- Participate in weekly meetings to support cybersecurity governance, policy, and compliance initiatives.
- Implement required policy and process updates issued by USCYBERCOM, DoD CIO, and DISA.
Qualifications:
- Citizenship and Clearance: US Citizenship is required.
- Must have and maintain an active DoD Secret clearance.
- Bachelor's degree (IT-related field preferred).
- DoD 8570 IA Technical (IAT) Level III certification.
- Eight (8) years overall in cybersecurity or a similar technical field
- Three (3) years specifically working in cybersecurity policy development roles.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and interpreting security policies, procedures, standards, CONOPS, and governance documents
- Proven ability to prepare and present technical documentation, strategic briefings, and governance materials for senior-level DoD boards
- Proficient in applying knowledge management best practices using tools such as SharePoint, Confluence, or Wikis to enhance collaboration and information accessibility.
- Excellent written and verbal communication for technical documentation and stakeholder engagement.
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