Cybersecurity Engineer

About the Role

Join the Human-Machine Engineering team at APL to help revolutionize secure processes and infrastructure for rapidly prototyping, designing, and implementing systems. This role offers creative and impactful work focused on advancing technologies and team workflows. You will develop solutions to bridge gaps in human-machine warfighting teams in information-dense, high-stakes environments, working alongside algorithm developers, computer scientists, psychologists, and systems engineers.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification of technical challenges and contribute to solutions that advance Human-Machine Engineering prototypes
• Contribute to the team's cybersecurity initiatives by collaborating with software engineering, security, and IT teams
• Provide cybersecurity guidance to software development teams to help balance rapid delivery and security
• Help build advanced infrastructure to support our long-term vision of effective DevSecOps in both unclassified and classified computing environments
• Contribute to research and experimentation supporting secure prototyping, software development, and warfighter engagement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve cybersecurity practices and engineering workflows
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies into cybersecurity-constrained environments

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Science, or similar
• 3+ years of experience supporting cybersecurity for DoD or Intelligence Community (IC) systems, applications, or platforms
• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF), including the use of authorization management tools such as eMASS or Xacta to support system accreditation
• Experience with scripting, programming, and general software development (e.g., Python, C++, JavaScript, React, or similar)
• Experience with DevSecOps tools (e.g., GitLab, Jira, Confluence) to support code management, collaboration, security automation, and delivery
• Passion for collaborative problem-solving and innovative, mission-driven technology development
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, research, and operations
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and their security considerations
• Experience designing, deploying, and securing systems in AWS or similar cloud environments supporting government or mission-critical workloads
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a security-related field (e.g., Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science with a security focus)
• Experience applying Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to harden systems and applications
• Experience with cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, or similar) and modern software development practices
• Experience with modern DevSecOps practices and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Experience with containerization technologies and modern application security tools (e.g., Trivy, Semgrep, Grype)
• Ability to work independently and in team environments to evaluate and integrate emerging technologies into secure operational environments
• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews to support security requirements development and security assessment activities
• Familiarity with Human-Machine Engineering, psychology, human factors, or similar, in industry, DoD, or academia

Pay

Minimum Rate $85,000 Annually • Maximum Rate $195,000 Annually