Fort Meade, MD

Salary
Posted
Jun 28, 2026
Location
Fort Meade, MD
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A cybersecurity specialist role supporting a Defense Information School contract at Fort Meade, Maryland. Day-to-day work centers on maintaining security controls, conducting vulnerability assessments, managing incident response, and supporting Risk Management Framework activities — including authorization packages and continuous monitoring — across DoD information systems. Suits candidates with hands-on experience in DoD cybersecurity environments, HBSS administration, and IAVA mitigation, who hold an active Secret clearance.

Senior level · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Secret clearance · Full-time

Must have (8)
Risk Management Framework (RMF)vulnerability assessmentIAVA mitigationintrusion detection systemsendpoint protectionanti-malwareHBSSincident response
Nice to have (5)
eMASSACASSIEMCompTIA Security+, Cysa+, Casp+, CISSP or Cismcloud security

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What gives you an edge
intrusion detection systems4%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
incident response62%vulnerability assessment45%Risk Management Framework (RMF)40%endpoint protection40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $138,170 (middle half $104,500–$190,320).

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)

This position is contingent on award of a federal contract — the role may not materialize if the contract is not won.

An active Secret clearance is a hard gate; the posting also notes the ability to maintain eligibility throughout employment.

No overall years-of-experience figure is stated; seniority is inferred from the breadth of DoD cybersecurity responsibilities (RMF, IAVA, HBSS, ATO, incident response) and the 'extensive experience' language in the description.

A Bachelor's degree is listed under Preferred Qualifications only, so no minimum degree is hard-required.

Certifications (Security+, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP, CISM) appear under Preferred Qualifications; the most common is listed as primary with the others as alternatives.

eMASS, ACAS, SIEM, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and cloud security all appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.

Fort Meade, MD falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CBSA.

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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