Cyber Engineer Associate

Job ID: 2616914

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-09-17

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cyber Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a self-motivated TS/SCI cleared individual looking to move into the IT/Cybersecurity workforce. SAIC's Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group has an opening for a Cyber analyst/Help Desk/System Administrator that will join a 20+ year program in maintaining, validating, and performing continuous monitoring while supporting end users and developers.

A successful candidate will help the program keep up-to-date with the latest technology and associated policies while focused on continuous monitoring activities to include regular scanning and patching, supporting software updates with opportunities for minor development (scripting), web application testing, and learning how to navigate the government's Risk Management Framework.

Role may include assisting and eventually running user training sessions.

Qualifications

Required skills

Current DoD 8570 IAT Level I certification (such as CompTIA A+ or Network+)

Willingness to work with the Linux command line

Comfortable working closely with senior team members and users of all levels to help document software issues, and suggested enhancements

A willingness to keep up to date with cloud technology, assisting with the integration of new technology to keep software and infrastructure use up-to-date, especially regarding updates to security

Desired Qualifications

Ability/desire to attain a DoD IAT Level II certification (such as CompTIA Security+)

AWS Cloud experience a plus

Scripting and/or programming experience a plus.

Service desk / customer service experience plus

Cyber security experience a plus

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .