Test Engineer - Embedded SW at General Dynamics Electric Boat
New London, CT
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Jul 15, 2026
New London, CT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior security and network engineering role supporting the development infrastructure used by teams building software for US Navy nuclear submarines. Day-to-day work centers on maintaining compliance with DoD and federal frameworks (RMF, NIST, FISMA), managing STIGs and vulnerability programs, overseeing Linux/Red Hat system hardening, and leading security audits and authorization activities. Best suited to an experienced information systems security professional with a DoD or federal government background.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Secret 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 $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095).
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 (8)
No work location or city is specified in the posting; CBSA is left blank. Given the DoD/US Navy nuclear submarine context, the role is almost certainly US-based and on-site.
The minimum education requirement is a High School diploma or equivalent — no degree is hard-gated, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The posting requires the ability to 'obtain and maintain' a Secret clearance, making it a hard gate even though the candidate need not currently hold one.
10+ years of experience is stated as a required qualifier at the role level, not tied to any specific technology.
Linux/Red Hat hardening and patching appears in the required responsibilities section and is treated as a hard gate; Red Hat is listed as an alternative since the JD treats them interchangeably.
Networking certifications (CCNA/CCNP), security certifications (CISSP/CISM), Red Hat/Linux certifications, eMASS, SIEM/log monitoring, and vulnerability scanning tools all appear under the Preferred section.
The role blends network engineering operations with information security compliance leadership; 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) is the primary classification given the dominant emphasis on RMF, FISMA, STIGs, A&A, and security posture management. 15-1244 is noted as a runner-up given the significant networking and Linux systems administration responsibilities.
Requires a Secret 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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