Cybersecurity Engineer
SSI · Virginia Beach, VA
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Jul 15, 2026
Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A blue-team engineering role focused on securing advanced military systems across their full lifecycle. Day-to-day work includes assessing vulnerabilities, hardening networks and legacy systems, performing testing and evaluation, and applying frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and MITRE D3FEND. The role suits an experienced cybersecurity professional holding a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification and an active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · Bachelor's required · 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)
Work location is not specified in the posting; no CBSA or state could be determined. SSI is a defense contractor, so the role is likely on-site at a government facility, but the specific location is unknown.
The experience requirement has three acceptable paths: BS + 10 years, Master's + 8 years, or PhD + 5 years. The minimum total experience across all paths is 5 years (PhD route), but the most common path (BS) requires 10 years. The overall years minimum is set to 8 (the middle/Master's path) as a representative minimum for a non-doctoral candidate; the role clearly targets a Senior-level professional regardless of path.
The DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level III certification (e.g., CISSP, CASP+, CISA) is an explicit hard requirement per DFARS 252.239-7001.
An active Secret clearance is the stated minimum; higher clearances (e.g., TS/SCI) are also acceptable per the posting.
MITRE ATT&CK and MITRE D3FEND are listed together as a paired framework requirement; MITRE D3FEND is captured as an alternative since both serve the same defensive framework purpose in context.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level III.
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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