Cybersecurity Operations Engineer I - Managed Service Provider (Hybrid) at ISI Enterprises
Reston, VA
$80,000–$95,000
Jul 12, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level cybersecurity engineering role at a managed security services provider, focused on deploying and maintaining security technologies across Defense Industrial Base client environments. Day-to-day work spans endpoint, identity, email, cloud, and SIEM/SOAR platforms, alongside vulnerability remediation, customer onboarding, compliance support (NIST, CMMC, DFARS), and documentation. Suits someone with a background in IT or cybersecurity operations who is comfortable working across multiple customer environments.
Mid level · 2+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $80,000–$95,000
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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). 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 (8)
The job title 'Cyber Ops Engineer I' signals an entry/junior level, but the required 2–4 years of experience and breadth of responsibilities (multi-technology deployment, compliance frameworks, customer-facing MSSP work) support a Mid-level classification.
Clearance: the JD states candidates must be 'eligible to obtain and maintain' a U.S. Government security clearance — no specific level is named. Secret is assumed as the baseline for DIB/CMMC-supporting MSSP work, but the actual level required may differ.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting; a 'flexible hybrid work schedule' is mentioned, indicating an office anchor exists, but the metro is unknown.
The degree requirement accepts 'equivalent professional experience' as an alternative to a Bachelor's degree, so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
EDR and email security are listed as required technology categories without naming a specific product; Microsoft Defender and CrowdStrike appear only under Preferred Qualifications as named tools.
SOAR is listed alongside SIEM as a single combined requirement ('SIEM/SOAR'); captured as an alternative to SIEM since they are distinct but co-listed.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-171.
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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