Blue Team Cyber Security Engineer
This position is contingent upon funding with an expected start date of December 2025
SECRET Clerance required
SRG is seeking qualified individuals to join our team to provide engineering support for Cyber Situational Awareness (SA), Cyber Command and Control (C2), Mission Assurance, and Homeland Defense. This includes conducting Agile software engineering in a Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) environment, performing Cloud architectural design, operation, and administration functions, and cyber security and Risk Management Framework (RMF) support. Also included are rapid design, development, test, deployment, maintenance and operation of specific software and hardware capabilities to meet current Cyber Defensive needs.
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity’s (DNA) work is focused on providing engineering, acquisition, logistical, and Cybersecurity (CS) support to the Navy, Marine Corps, Special Warfare Coalition, and Joint Forces for programs including but not limited to Common Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE), Atlanta Weapon System (AtWS), NAVSEA Red Team, National Cyber Range Complex (NCRC), surface and sub training systems, and Risk Management Framework (RMF) Support for Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD).
Virginia Beach, Va
As a Blue Team Engineer, you will provide Onsite Representative (OSR) support to NSWCDD DNA by providing administrative and technical support:
- Analyze cybersecurity risks in military systems to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Design and implement secure architectures to prevent cyberattacks and unauthorized access.
- Perform Testing & Evaluation (T&E) on systems to identify weaknesses and enhance security controls.
- Maintain and enforce cybersecurity measures throughout the entire system lifecycle.
- Evaluate and enhance the security of legacy systems to ensure continued compliance and protection.
- Apply advanced cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and MITRE D3FEND to strengthen defense mechanisms.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments using tools such as the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and remediate findings by implementing vendor patches across Linux and Windows environments.
- Design, implement, configure, and enforce security controls on networks, hardware, and software components.
- Stay updated on emerging threats and provide threat intelligence insights to enhance system security.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, Cyber Engineering, Information System, Information Technology, Computer, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science, or equivalent to above disciplines.
- Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M Baseline Certification, minimum IAT Level III, in accordance with DFARS 252.239-7001: -- any one of the following is acceptable
- CASP CE
- CCNP Security
- CISA
- CISSP (or Associate)
- GCED
- GCIH
- A combined total of ten (10) years of full-time professional experience in the following skillsets/disciplines
- System hardening; o Networking and virtualization
- DoD cybersecurity policies and security tools
- Frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or MITRE D3FEND
- Threat Intelligence and identifying emerging potential threats
- Performing vulnerability assessments with the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution tool
- Remediating vulnerability findings to include implementing vendor patches on both Linux and Windows Operating systems
- Design, implementation, configuration, and enforcement of security controls on network, hardware, and software components and devices.
- Clearance: Active Secret or higher required.
- Current U.S. Passport or ability to obtain prior to start
Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
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