Job Category: Information Technology
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Continental US
Anticipated Posting End: 12/31/2026
The Opportunity:
Serve as a security engineer embedded with an Agile program delivering GEOINT capabilities to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
Work on-site at a Government facility, side by side with mission stakeholders and system owners.
Engineer security into modern, cloud-native systems rather than bolting it on after the fact.
Play a direct role in achieving and maintaining system authorizations for mission-critical capabilities.
This position is contingent upon contract award
Responsibilities:
Design and implement security controls across applications, platforms, and infrastructure in accordance with RMF and NGA standards.
Integrate security tooling and automated compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps).
Perform system hardening, vulnerability assessment, and remediation across development and production environments.
Support security assessment and authorization activities in coordination with Government ISSMs and assessors.
Analyze findings, develop mitigation strategies, and maintain POA&Ms through closure.
Advise development teams on secure design, secure coding, and security architecture decisions.
Document security engineering artifacts supporting ATO and continuous monitoring.
Qualifications:
Required:
TS/SCI Security Clearance with ability to obtain Polygraph
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (equivalent experience accepted).
4+ years of security engineering or information assurance experience.
Experience implementing NIST RMF controls on DoD or IC systems.
Hands-on experience with STIG hardening, ACAS/Nessus, and security remediation.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or equivalent).
Ability to work on-site at a Government facility.
Desired:
Experience securing Kubernetes, containers, or cloud environments (AWS/C2S).
Experience integrating security scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
Prior experience supporting NGA or the Intelligence Community.
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range:
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$63,300-$129,700CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.