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About this Cybersecurity Engineer Principal role at GDIT

GDIT · Onsite · USA VA Fort Belvoir

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Network Security, Security Requirements, System Security

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a creative and driven Cybersecurity Engineer, Principal to support DTRA’s Defense Stockpile Management Support (DSMS) Contract.

Responsibilities:

  • Communicate the value of information technology security throughout all levels of the organizational stakeholders.

  • Advise appropriate leadership of changes affecting the organization’s cybersecurity posture, to include changes in risk levels and security posture.

  • Act as part of a team of geographically dispersed personnel to ensure cybersecurity inspections, tests, and reviews are coordinated and executed successfully.

  • Prepare, distribute, and maintain plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operating procedures concerning the security of operational environment.

  • Communicate security and compliance issues to government leaders, Cybersecurity staff in an effective and appropriate manner.

  • Provide status reports to stakeholders, and government personnel related to cybersecurity metrics/results, key risk indicators, trending and compliance.

  • Oversee policy standard and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.

  • Assure successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information policies and procedures are consistent with security baselines.

  • Demonstrated ability to effectively engage current and prospective customers (CIOs, AO, CSSP, Program executives, etc.) to build trust and relationships, clearly communicate solutions and concepts, and influence action.

  • Deliver and Architect modernized Cyber Security platforms (Splunk, PaloAlto, etc) and Cloud-based security platforms (AWS, Azure,etc.)

Qualifications:

  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

  • U.S. Citizenship Required

  • 8+ years of related experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field

  • Must have IAM Level III Certification (CISSP, CISM or GSLC)

  • Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF)

  • Experience with Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)

  • Comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity principles, methods, and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • The ability to work and set priorities on multiple projects/tasks at once and operate in a dynamic, fast-paced team-oriented environment

  • Communication skills required in one on one, team, and senior management settings.

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At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

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Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

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The likely salary range for this position is $187,000 - $253,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Fort Belvoir

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

 


Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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How this Cybersecurity salary compares

This role pays $220,000/yrabove the typical range for Cybersecurity roles.

$81,685 median $125,000 $185,000

Typical range $100,000–$151,475/yr, from 499 comparable Cybersecurity listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Cybersecurity salary insights →

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