Cyber Security Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted: 2026-08-05 | Location: Largo, FL (Onsite) | U.S. citizenship required for security clearance.

About the Role

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to contribute to the development and deployment of Cyber Security solutions on the Starburst program. This candidate will be integrated into a multi-discipline team environment, working within a custom, air-gapped, Department of Defense IT network on a daily basis. The role focuses on the implementation and sustainment of requirements for deployed products and services in operational and sustainment states.

Responsibilities

• Operate within the Security Engineering domain as part of a larger enterprise engineering effort to perform advanced support and direct deployment of new capabilities.
• Create and present materials to convey concepts and ideas to a wide range of audiences.
• Work primarily onsite in a closed area environment with occasional offsite opportunities.
• Create, follow, and update system documentation, schematics, operational guides, and procedures.
• Interface with other teams to define, determine, and implement cyber risk posture, mitigation, and information assurance across the enterprise IT service portfolio.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Solid background in Systems Administration using Linux and Windows desktop and server operating systems (Windows 11/Server 2022/RHEL).
• Understanding of traditional and current on-prem enterprise IT systems and their security impacts, including:
  • Identification, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM).
  • Secure enterprise messaging.
  • Enterprise Logging Ingest, Cyber Situational Awareness, and protection.
  • Endpoint Detection and Response.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CISSP and/or Security+), with the ability to maintain it.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
• Active and existing DoD TS/SCI security clearance required from day one.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge of Enterprise Identity Management applications and design, including LDAP (e.g., Active Directory) and PKI.
• Experience with various computing hardware and software platforms, including servers, workstations, and COTS software applications.
• Experience maintaining Windows servers and troubleshooting software applications.
• Experience with enterprise firewalls, including knowledge of firewall policies/rulesets.
• Understanding of basic network engineering fundamentals, including OSI layers, IP addressing, sub-netting, TCP/IP stack, VLANs, well-known ports, and protocols.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health: fertility and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives: wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand: virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons: child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts: second opinion program.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $131,100 USD.