Cyber Security Engineer I

Hunt Valley, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

$71K/yr - $106K/yr

New Grad, Entry Level

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses. The Cyber Security Engineer I role involves providing cybersecurity engineering support, contributing to the Cyber Security team's efforts, and utilizing various tools for vulnerability assessments.

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Responsibilities

Providing cybersecurity engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our warfighter
Contributing to the efforts of the Cyber Security 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)
Utilizing vulnerability scan, port scan, and compliance checker tools (e.g. ACAS, Nessus, EvaluateSTIG, NMAP, and SCC), and 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 an engineering environment

Qualification

Required

Must have a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science/Cybersecurity/Information Assurance/Computer Engineering/Information Systems, related field
Basic understanding of technical writing to develop RMF artifacts
Ability to obtain 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, GSEC) in the first six months following employment

Preferred

Detailed knowledge of NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Requirement Guides (SRGs)
Experience with securing and hardening operating systems (Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu, or other distributions), Windows 10/11, and/or Windows Server 2019/2022/2025) and/or network devices (Cisco, Juniper or NetGear firewalls and switches)
Proficient in one or more of the following cybersecurity tools: ACAS, Nessus, NMAP, Wireshark, Splunk, Wuzzah, or SCC
Active U.S. government Secret (or higher) security clearance
Currently hold a DoDD 8140.01 / DoD 8570.01-M IAT II or higher certification (e.g., Security , SSCP, CySA , CCNA Security, GSEC)
Ability to develop code in at least one scripting language (Bash, PowerShell) or other high-level programming language (C , Python, Java)