Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
AAC · Quantico, VA
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Jul 16, 2026
Quantico, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level cybersecurity role supporting defensive cyber and network security operations for Marine Corps enterprise networks at Quantico, VA. Day-to-day work covers operating and monitoring security tools such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, HBSS, and VPNs; handling security incidents and forensics; managing PKI and EKMS; and developing and enforcing security policies and procedures. Suited to an experienced security practitioner holding an IAT Level III certification and an active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance
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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 $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673).
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 (7)
Minimum education is a High School Diploma — no college degree is required, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Both IAT Level III and Security+ are listed as required certifications; note that Security+ is typically a prerequisite for IAT Level II, while IAT Level III requires higher-level certs (e.g., CISSP, CASP+). The posting lists both explicitly, so both are captured as hard gates.
All specific tools (HBSS, Tenable Security Center, RedSeal, McAfee SIEM, Imperva, RedSeal, EKMS, PKI) appear in the required experience section and are treated as hard gates accordingly.
The role is on-site at Quantico, VA, supporting the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group (MCCOG); no remote option is indicated.
No compensation information was provided in the posting.
Employment type was not explicitly stated in the posting.
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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