Cyber Security Engineer
Millennium Corporation · Hanscom AFB, MA
$125,000–$130,000from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Hanscom AFB, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid-based cybersecurity engineering role supporting the AOC Weapon System (AOC WS) program at Hanscom, MA. The position centers on security assessments, RMF compliance (Steps 1–5), STIG and ACAS findings, firewall management, and security architecture guidance for DoD information systems. Suited to an experienced DoD cybersecurity professional comfortable acting as a technical subject matter expert for ISSO-related matters.
Senior level · 7+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bachelor's required · Top 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 $139,553 (middle half $110,917–$180,330). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (9)
The posting requires 7+ years of total experience with 5 of those years within DoD environments — the 5-year DoD sub-requirement is a hard gate but is a context qualifier, not a separate technology skill.
The title 'Cyber Security Engineer' carries no explicit seniority level word; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 7+ years and DoD depth requirements support a Senior classification.
The role is described as hybrid at Hanscom AFB, MA — not fully remote.
Clearance stated is active Top Secret; the posting does not specify TS/SCI or a polygraph, so it is classified as TopSecret rather than TopSecretSci.
Compensation is listed as $125K–$130K 'DoE' (depending on experience), quoted on an annual basis.
ACAS is the DoD-specific deployment of Tenable Nessus; both names are used in the posting and refer to the same tool — captured as 'Tenable Nessus' with ACAS context noted here.
Firewall-related duties (PAN OS checks, configuration, monitoring) imply Palo Alto firewall experience; the posting references 'PAN OS' directly, supporting this as a concrete skill gate.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Palo Alto PAN-OS, firewall management.
Requires a Top 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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