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# Cybersecurity Engineer (Early Career ISSE) - U

- **Company:** Secure Technologies Group
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Network Security
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4b8950482734ef8c

## About the Role

Early career roles require a BS degree and only two years of related experience (or a HS diploma plus six years), with Cybersecurity certification desired, but not required.. Second level requires the BS degree plus six years of experience (or a HS diploma plus eight years), with certification required (Sec+ is typical minimum certification required).

## Description

* Document and address organization's information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.
 * Ensure that system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with customer's cybersecurity architecture guidelines.
 * Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan.
 * Define and document how the implementation of a new system or new interfaces between systems impacts the security posture of the current environment.
 * Participate as the primary security engineering representative on engineering teams for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or integration of secure networking, computing, and enclave environments.
 * Assist systems designers and developers in the implementation of information security functionality to ensure compliance with appropriate security policy and enterprise solutions.
 * Identify overall security requirements for the proper handling of Government data.

You build IA into systems deployed to operational environments. You assist architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate secure functionality to ensure uniform application of our customer's security policy and enterprise solutions.


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