EDAT- Journeyman Cyber Security Engineer (Microsoft) – Zero Trust- Tampa, FL
Barbaricum · Tampa, FL
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Jul 14, 2026
Tampa, FL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level cybersecurity engineering role supporting a Zero Trust initiative for U.S. Special Operations Command, focused on deploying and maintaining Microsoft security tools such as Sentinel, Defender, Purview, and Entra ID. Day-to-day work involves configuring threat detection rules, automation workflows, and UEBA/SOAR capabilities, alongside RMF documentation and compliance activities. Suited to engineers with hands-on Microsoft security platform experience and an active TS/SCI clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
The title 'Journeyman' is used by this defense contractor to denote a mid-level practitioner — mapped to Mid seniority, consistent with the 3+ years experience requirement and the framing of working 'under the technical leadership of senior engineers.'
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is listed as required, but the JD explicitly allows substitution of 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree — the degree requirement is therefore set to None.
The Microsoft security platform experience requirement lists six specific tools (Sentinel, Defender XDR, Purview, Entra ID, Logic Apps, Behavior Analytics) under a single 'experience with one or more of the following' qualifier. Because this sits in the Required Qualifications section, the capability is treated as a hard gate; each named tool is captured individually as required, consistent with the 'or similar' substitution-qualifier rule.
Microsoft Behavior Analytics is captured under UEBA (the functional capability named in the same required section) rather than as a separate skill, since it is not a distinct standalone Microsoft product name.
DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification is listed as required; the ability to obtain IAT Level III is conditional ('if required') and is not captured as a separate gate.
Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash, C#) appear under Preferred Qualifications — PowerShell is listed as the primary with the others as alternatives since they are presented as interchangeable options in that section.
Microsoft certifications (SC-100, SC-200, SC-300, AZ-500) are listed under Preferred Qualifications; SC-100 is used as the primary with the others as alternatives since they are presented as a grouped set of options.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Primary work location is implied to be the Washington, DC area (USSOCOM EDAT support); the posting does not explicitly state a city but Barbaricum is headquartered in Washington, DC and the role supports a DoD command.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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