2026 Cyber Security Engineer (Air) - Hunt Valley, MD

US-Maryland-Hunt Valley

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Textron Systems is known for its innovative defense technologies and services, serving customers in aerospace and defense. The Cyber Security Engineer will provide cybersecurity engineering support for various platforms and technologies, ensuring compliance with security standards and conducting vulnerability assessments.

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Responsibilities

Providing cybersecurity engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our deployed warfighter across Air, Electronic, Land, Sea, and Weapon Systems products
Contributing to the efforts of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Support (CSIS) team to support the assessment and authorization of products in accordance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) to achieve an Interim Authorization To Test (IATT) or Authorization To Operate (ATO)
Participating in cyber security development of new products across all phases of the design lifecycle from concept development to lab integration and evaluation concepts
Utilizing vulnerability scan, port scan, and compliance checker tools (e.g., ACAS, Nessus, NMAP, and SCC)
Conducting in-depth analysis of the results against Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Requirement Guides (SRGs)
Developing remediation and mitigation plans, and creating packages for the implementation of those plans
Willing and able to occasional travel to other locations in support of cybersecurity activities (less than 10%)
Working both individually and cohesively on a team with exciting technologies and products in a dynamic engineering environment

Qualification

Required

Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science/Cybersecurity/Information Assurance/Computer Engineering/Information Systems or a related STEM field
Must be able to obtain/maintain a U.S. government Secret security clearance
Ability to obtain a DoDD 8140.01 / DoD 8570.01-M IAT II or higher certification (e.g., Security+, SSCP, CySA+, CCNA Security, or GSEC) in the first six months following employment

Preferred

Experience with Operating System configurations (Window and/or Linux), networking, and/or scripting programming languages
Experience with cybersecurity tools such as Nessus and NMAP
Passion for cybersecurity, developing new skills, and problem solving