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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Cross Domain Solution Engineer - **Company:** Shield AI - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Sharing, Network Interface Controllers, Hypervisor, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Runbook, Software Deployment, Software Vulnerability Management, Integration Tests - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/5aa5830e-7cb3-4e5f-babc-57f35c3f3db5 ## About the Role * Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or 4 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience. * Powershell, Ansible and Python are nice to have. * Available to be onsite in our Washington, DC or Dallas, Texas office. * Must have top secret clearance / clearance with SCI eligibility * Hypervisor environments * Networking * Security+ certified, or ability to obtain certification in the first 3 months ## Description As a Staff Cross Domain Systems Engineer, you will lead the design, integration, deployment, and sustainment of secure cross domain solutions that enable mission-critical data sharing across Top Secret and other classified network environments. You will serve as a senior technical authority for cross domain architecture, system accreditation, security engineering, and operational support, working closely with cybersecurity, network, infrastructure, mission, and program leadership teams., * Lead the engineering and implementation of Cross Domain Solutions that support secure information transfer between classified networks and enclaves. * Design and evaluate architectures for high-assurance data movement, including guards, transfer solutions, filtering mechanisms, auditing, and policy enforcement capabilities. * Support Top Secret network environments by ensuring systems are engineered, configured, and maintained in accordance with applicable security policies, mission requirements, and accreditation standards. * Partner with ISSM, ISSO, network engineering, and operations teams to support system authorization, risk management, vulnerability remediation, and continuous monitoring activities. * Develop and review technical documentation, including system designs, interface control documents, security artifacts, test plans, implementation procedures, and operational runbooks. * Troubleshoot complex cross domain, network, system, and security issues across classified environments, providing root cause analysis and long-term corrective actions. * Evaluate emerging technologies, vendor capabilities, and mission needs to recommend secure, scalable, and operationally effective cross domain architectures. * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, administrators, and mission partners supporting classified infrastructure and secure data exchange. * Drive improvements in reliability, automation, monitoring, documentation, and engineering standards across cross domain and classified network environments. * Support system upgrades, technology refreshes, lab validation, integration testing, and production deployments in highly controlled classified environments. * Serve as a trusted senior engineer for programs requiring secure, reliable, and accredited information sharing across sensitive and mission-critical networks. ## Related Videos - [An alternative approach to digital sovereignty: Confidential Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100043-an-alternative-approach-to-digital-sovereignty-confidential-computing) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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