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Cybersecurity Engineer 3 with Security Clearance

Anonymous EmployerColumbus, OH🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 21, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Leverage your expertise in intrusion detection and prevention systems within a critical federal operational environment, offering significant impact and continuous skill development in threat detection engineering. This hybrid role is ideal for a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a DoD Secret clearance and relevant certifications who thrives on developing custom signatures and enhancing enterprise network defense. Embrace this opportunity to grow your career and contribute to national security.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Columbus, OH, United States
Posted
2 weeks ago

Job Description

Cybersecurity Engineer 3 performs a variety of routine project tasks applied to specialized cybersecurity problems. Tasks involve integration of electronic processes or methodologies to resolve total system problems, or technology problems as they relate to cybersecurity requirements. Analyzes information security requirements. Applies analytical and systematic approaches in the resolution of problems of workflow, organization, and planning. Provides security engineering support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, integration of information systems.

Required Qualifications

  • Seven (7) years of relevant IT experience
  • DOD Secret Clearance
  • Must possess IT-I Critical Sensitive security clearance or Tier 5 (T5) • 8140 Baseline Certification: Primary DCWF Work Role 521: Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support - Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Candidate must possess one of the following certifications: o CEH, Cloud+, CySA+, PenTest+, SSCP, Security+, and GSEC
Note: higher or advanced GIAC or CISSP concentrations also satisfy the intermediate requirement
  • 8140 Baseline Certification: Secondary DCWF Work Role 441: Network Operations Specialist - Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Candidate must possess one of the following certifications: o CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cloud+, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), SSCP, and select GIAC credentials(such as GSEC, GCIH, or GICSP
  • Computing Environment Certification: Trellix IPS manager, Check Point Threat Prevention Specialist (CTPS)
  • Four (4) years of experience creating customized signatures using SNORT.

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