Cybersecurity Specialist

Essential Responsibilities

• Providing and supporting engineering program/project management activities including program and project risk management such as risk identification, risk analysis, risk handling, risk monitoring and risk reporting.
• Assisting Customer in performing planning and engineering analysis for the evolution of assigned projects.
• Provide assistance in the definition and maintenance of top-level system architecture and program engineering requirements and shall assist in the translation of those requirements into system concepts and plans from a cybersecurity perspective.
• Preparing and documenting security inputs for operational afloat and ashore systems throughout the system's life cycle.
• Identifying and categorizing sensitive information that requires protection to maintain technological advantages, operational security, and program effectiveness.
• Performing and documenting requirements analysis, risk analysis, technology assessments or other security-related studies.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline, or four (4) years of a demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to specific technical disciplines of the SOW, including the qualifications below;
• Six (6) years of professional experience in systems engineering.
• Two of these years must have been full-time experience at the system level in any of the following areas: requirements definition, system design parameters, concepts operation, risk assessment, producibility studies/analyses, performance analyses, test and evaluation, and post-delivery support.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain SECRET Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) or Navy Qualified Validator (NQV).
• CISSP Certificate.

Compensation Details

US: $105,000 to $135,000

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Education reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Original Posting

07/08/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.