Caci
Cyber Security Engineer
Austin, TX, US · Full-time
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About the role
- The successful candidate will work closely with CACI's development and IT teams to integrate security best practices, identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- You'll contribute to strengthening the security posture of critical infrastructure and systems supporting CACI operations.
- Evaluate candidate security solutions against mission need, integration complexity, sustainment burden, and authorization impact; produce recommendations with defensible tradeoff analysis.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to design, implement, and sustain secure system architectures across the development and delivery lifecycle.
- Embed security into engineering processes, design reviews, configuration baselines, build pipelines, and delivery gates rather than assessing it after the fact.
- Maintain and enhance internally developed security tooling and automation to ensure it adheres to best practices and meets evolving cybersecurity standards.
- Develop and maintain security engineering standards, guidelines, and reference patterns for reuse across programs and systems.
- Mentor junior engineers and ISSOs on control implementation, assessment preparation, and secure design principles.
- CACI is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Engineer to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure systems and networks.
- Design security architectures and control implementations that satisfy authorization requirements while meeting mission performance, integration, and sustainment constraints.
- Develop and maintain security architecture artifacts, authorization boundary diagrams, data flow diagrams, hardware/software lists, and PPSM registrations.
- Analyze ACAS/Nessus and STIG/SCAP results at the engineering level to separate genuine risk from finding noise and drive the remediate / mitigate / risk-acceptance decision.
Requirements
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance to start.
- US Citizenship Required.
- Demonstrated experience carrying at least one system through a full RMF authorization cycle
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, NIST SP 800-37, CNSSI 1253, DISA STIGs and SRGs, and eMASS/XACTA/SNOW CAM.
- Demonstrated expertise in cybersecurity engineering activities, including security architecture development, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, and remediation planning.
- Hands-on proficiency with enterprise networking, network segmentation and boundary protection, and virtualization platforms.
- Ability to work independently and within a team, adapting to dynamic security challenges.
- Experience architecting systems in DoD cloud environments at IL4/IL5 or above.
- familiarity with Iron Bank or Platform One.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security controls and evidence generation into CI/CD pipelines.
- Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (will consider relevant experience in lieu of a degree) and 8+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience, including 3+ years in a security architecture or systems security engineering capacity.
- categorization through ATO in an engineering role.
- Experienced in hardening operating systems (Windows Server, RHEL/Linux) and applications to align with STIG requirements and compliance obligations.
- Scripting and automation capability (Python, PowerShell, Bash) sufficient to build tooling and automate compliance evidence collection.
- Ability to read system and software design documentation and independently identify security implications and control gaps.
- Proficient in security toolsets, including vulnerability assessment platforms (Nessus/Tenable Security Center, ACAS), SIEM platforms, and endpoint security tooling.
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks.
Compensation
- 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.
- We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- The proposed salary range for this position is:
- $108,400 - 227,500 USD
Benefits
- 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.
Company info
- At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do.
- As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.
- CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day.
Equal opportunity
- CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- US Citizenship Required
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