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R&D Cybersecurity Engineer

Nationwide IT Services
Fairfax, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/21/2026

R&D Cybersecurity Engineer  

Security Clearance Requirement: DoD Secret
Security Investigation Requirement: At the time of proposal, candidates must possess at least a Tier 3/NACLC/ANACI investigation (position is Moderate Risk, non‑Critical Sensitive, IT‑I).

Position Summary

The R&D Cybersecurity Engineer will provide Information Assurance Engineering Support for the Information Technology R&D program, which executes programs and projects for participating in programs.  Provides analysis of emerging R&D Information Systems, R&D Operational Technology, and R&D IT Infrastructure to assess compliance with policies, orders, tasks, and/or regulations, reducing time, effort, and total acquisition cost for R&D projects migrating to production systems. 
 

Key Responsibilities

  • Must perform 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. 
  • Analytical and systematic approaches applied in the resolution of problems of workflow, organization, and planning.
  • Provides security engineering support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, and integration of information systems.
  • Reviews both existing and draft/proposed policy and changes against system design documentation and identifies any areas of non-compliance.
  • Develops and documents standards and guides for the implementation of IA/Cybersecurity solutions, including but not limited to compliance, system security design and IA/Cybersecurity assessments.
  • Identifies risk assessments, determining the probability of occurrence, the resulting impact, and additional safeguards that would mitigate the exposure and impact of the identified risk(s) for R&D projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Must have ten (10) years of relevant IT experience.
  • Operational Technology: Five (5) Years of relevant experience.
  • Computing Environment (CE):
    • Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate or Expert,
    • Cisco Certified Network Administrator,
    • Microsoft Azure Security Technologies,
    • Amazon Certified Security,

Why Join Nationwide IT Services?

Nationwide IT Services is a trusted government contractor supporting Department of Defense customers. Join us to work on high-impact cybersecurity missions with experienced professionals in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status.

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