Cyber Security Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance | Charleston, SC

Cambridge International Systems•Charleston, SC

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Cyber Security Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance | Charleston, SC Cambridge International Systems, Inc . Join a dynamic global team united by shared values: commitment, integrity, and perseverance. At Cambridge, you’ll work alongside top talent worldwide, tackling some of today’s most complex and critical challenges in defense and security. We are currently seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to support operations in Charleston, SC. This is a full-time, CONUS position requiring an active DoD TS/SCI clearance. What You’ll Do As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in in monitoring, analyzing, and detecting cyber events and incidents within information systems and networks, that serve U.S. government missions at the Cambridge Customer Site. You will: 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

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

Nice To Haves

Desire experience with HBSS.

Responsibilities

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.