Principal Cybersecurity Lead at E-Space
Arlington
$160,000–$220,000
Aug 11, 2026
Arlington
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on senior cybersecurity role at a LEO satellite IoT company, responsible for the full security lifecycle: threat intelligence, detection engineering, incident response, vulnerability management, and security architecture. The position requires writing production-quality detection and automation code, personally leading high-severity investigations, and setting technical direction for the security function. It suits an experienced practitioner with both deep offensive/defensive knowledge and strong engineering skills.
Senior level · Full-time
Pay in the description: $160,000–$220,000
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
No work location is specified in the posting; remote status is unclear and has been set to false as a conservative default — hiring managers should confirm.
The role blends deep security analysis (threat hunting, incident response, detection engineering) with substantial software engineering (writing production detection/automation code in Python, Go, Rust, etc.), making it genuinely ambiguous between 15-1212 and 15-1252. Security analysis is the primary framing, so 15-1212 was chosen with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
The title 'Principal Cybersecurity Lead' is taken at face value for advertised seniority. However, the actual scope — owning a security function, recruiting and mentoring a team, and making senior technical decisions — is consistent with a Senior individual contributor or a small-team lead, not a true org-wide Principal; seniority is assessed as Senior.
Reverse engineering, malware analysis, CMMC, and purple teaming appear under the 'Bonus points' section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
Defense-industry/CMMC experience is listed as a plus, not a hard gate; clearance is not required.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): reverse engineering, malware analysis.
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