Cybersecurity Engineer (IAM II/III level) with Security Clearance

Role Highlights

• Position: Cybersecurity Engineer (IAM II/III level), 2 openings
• Location: San Diego, CA, 100% onsite
• Type: 6-month contract to hire
• Compensation: $140–150K
• Clearance: Active Secret required What You'll Be Doing:
• Supporting the NIWC PAC IT Management Support Services contract, contributing directly to Assessment and Authorization accreditation efforts
• Maintaining cybersecurity monitoring operations and performing triage to assess scope, impact, and remediation strategies for identified vulnerabilities
• Testing and applying security controls based on security categorization, overlays (privacy, classified, intel), and control tailoring (AI, NOFORN)
• Conducting active and passive data reconnaissance and authoring POA&Ms with accurate mitigation statements, milestone tracking, and control mapping
• Developing comprehensive A&A documentation including SSPs, SAPs, and SARs
• Adhering to eMASS scheduled tasking across the accreditation cycle: quarterly IV&V, quarterly STIG checks, Annual Security Reviews, monthly POA&M updates, and ATO/ATC/IATC/IATT resubmissions
• Maintaining DISA circuit connections (CCSDs), system inheritance from accredited environments and cloud service providers, and the workflow schedule on accreditations What They're Looking For:
• 10+ years of cybersecurity or incident response experience in a DoD or federal environment
• Active IAM II-qualifying certification: CISSP (or Associate), CISM, CASP+, CGRC/CAP, or GSLC — CISSP preferred
• Hands-on experience with eMASS, STIGs, and POA&M authorship within the DoD RMF lifecycle
• Demonstrated experience with security controls, vulnerability management, and remediation
• Proficiency with cybersecurity monitoring, security testing, auditing, and IT security tooling
• Experience with data analytics and risk assessment in a federal program context
• US citizenship and an active Secret clearance