What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cyber Engineer Senior Principal position at SAIC?
Job ID 2613721
Location Huntsville, AL, US
Date Posted 2026-06-16
Category Cyber
Subcategory Cyber Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering & Integration Directorate (S3I). The candidate will participate in planning, development, implementation, and documentation of technical security solutions for software and information systems throughout the product development lifecycle.
Job Duties
Education Requirements
Location Huntsville, AL, US
Date Posted 2026-06-16
Category Cyber
Subcategory Cyber Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering & Integration Directorate (S3I). The candidate will participate in planning, development, implementation, and documentation of technical security solutions for software and information systems throughout the product development lifecycle.
Job Duties
- Conduct technical evaluation of software requirements
- Work with functional teams to implement, maintain, and monitor technical security controls, to include STIGs, SRGs, and/or other industry security hardening guidance.
- Review proposed code, configuration, and system design changes for security impact and determine approval or denial of change requests.
- Validate technical security controls are in place for operating systems, applications, and network appliances, and recommend enhancements
- Analyze, track, and document disposition of static code analysis scan results
- Perform and analyze results of Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scans to identify weaknesses and develop operational plans to remediate or mitigate weaknesses as they are discovered.
- Assist in updating system artifacts to support RMF; i.e., system diagrams (logical and physical) Hardware/Software/Firmware Inventory, Interface & Ports, Protocols and Services listing, etc.
- Maintain a working knowledge of information system (IS) functions, security policies, technical security safeguards, and operational security measures
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology and security threats
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s and fourteen (14) years of experience; Six (6) additional years' can be accepted in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle).
- Security CE or higher DoD 8570 Certification
- Must possess a Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain; US Citizenship required.
- Experience with C/C /Java/YAML
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic customer-oriented environment
- Working knowledge of DISA STIG/SRG and STIG tools
- Experience with static code analysis/dynamic analysis (Tools Parasoft, Coverity, Fortify)