Cybersecurity Systems Engineer - Federal

GovCIO LLC seeks a Systems Engineer to support Defense & Aerospace programs within our IT & Cybersecurity team. You will design, implement, and secure mission-critical systems for federal customers, integrating cybersecurity best practices and NIST RMF controls. Responsibilities include systems architecture, network and cloud integration, performance optimization, and incident response support. GovCIO offers growth, impactful work in federal IT, and a culture of agility, innovation, and continual learning, with opportunities to shape secure solutions that support national security missions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and secure mission-critical IT systems and networks for defense and federal clients.
• Integrate cybersecurity controls into systems architecture using NIST RMF and related frameworks.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and harden systems to meet performance, availability, and compliance goals.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, software, and network teams to deliver resilient solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.

Required Skills

• Systems engineering
• Network engineering (LAN/WAN/VPN)
• Cybersecurity architecture
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Security monitoring and incident response
• Windows/Linux server administration
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Gov
• Cloud)
• Security frameworks (NIST RMF, FISMA)
• Scripting/automation (Python, Power
• Shell)
• Configuration management and documentation