Cybersecurity Engineer - Intermediate
Position Overview Type: Full-Time
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Travel: Some expected, < 10%
Clearance: Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship required
Summary/Objective
Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team.
Essential Functions
- Serve as the lead cybersecurity liaison across engineering and program teams, ensuring alignment between cybersecurity objectives and system development.
- Work closely with chief engineers, ISSMs, and cross‑functional stakeholders to engineer cybersecurity resiliency into all information systems.
- Support execution of cybersecurity programs by providing guidance, policy alignment, and technical expertise.
- Translate security controls into system specifications and ensure secure design integration without impacting mission or performance requirements.
- Ensure cybersecurity‑derived technical and performance requirements are incorporated into RFPs, contracts, and all program documentation.
- Maintain a holistic view of system security, validating the effectiveness, suitability, and mission supportability of cybersecurity features.
- Integrate threat and vulnerability intelligence into cybersecurity decision‑making, risk assessments, and engineering trade analyses.
- Contribute to alternatives analyses to achieve cost‑effective, mission‑aligned security architectures.
- Evaluate system architectures for defense‑in‑depth protections; recommend configuration changes and countermeasures to reduce cyber risk.
- Assess SIEM and vulnerability scan outputs, identify weaknesses, and recommend corrective actions.
- Ensure System Security Engineering (SSE) requirements are identified, documented, implemented, and tested throughout the development lifecycle.
- Provide recommendations for cyber‑enabled technologies and tools that enhance system protection.
- Support system test events, security assessments, and engagements with validation, vulnerability assessment, and compliance teams.
- Lead or contribute to program protection analyses for critical program information and components.
Required Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelors in STEM related field from an accredited institution with 5 years of relevant IT experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs / projects
- Acceptable alternative: Bachelor's Degree in non-stem related field with 10 Years' of relevant IT experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs / projects
- Works independently and / or leads sub-teams, applying engineering rigor to analyze and resolve problems
- Must possess the ability to develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
- FOR ALL Cyber Intermediate Engineer Positions - additional requirement: DoD 8570.01 IASAE Level II baseline certification at time of hire - no exceptions
What We Offer:
- 401(k) Matching
- Company Events
- Dental Insurance
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Performance Incentives
- Student Loan Repayment
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vision Insurance
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary range $112,000 - $136,000