Cybersecurity Engineer 3
Search Results · Columbus, OH
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Jul 3, 2026
Columbus, OH
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A federal cybersecurity engineering role centered on deploying and sustaining enterprise Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, including Trellix IPS Manager and Check Point IPS Blade. Day-to-day work involves writing custom SNORT signatures, tuning detection rules, analyzing threat intelligence, and integrating IDS/IPS telemetry with SIEM platforms. Suited to a seasoned cybersecurity professional holding an active DoD Secret clearance with DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III and CND-IS certifications.
Senior level · 7+ years · Richmond, VA · Secret clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $129,006 (middle half $98,959–$164,438).
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)
This role is dual-located in Richmond, VA and Columbus, OH — Richmond is listed first and used as the primary CBSA; Columbus (CBSA 18140, OH) is an equally valid work site.
Position is contingent upon contract award; employment start is tied to program funding.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III and CND-IS certifications are listed as hard gates under Minimum Qualifications — these are compliance credentials (e.g., CISSP, CASP+, CISA for IAT III; CEH, GCIA for CND-IS), not tools, but are retained as skills because they function as concrete, named certification requirements that would gate a candidate.
SIEM integration and threat intelligence analysis appear in the Key Responsibilities narrative and Preferred Skills sections respectively, not in the hard-requirements block.
The title 'Cybersecurity Engineer 3' implies a leveled role (level 3), but the posting provides no explicit seniority label (Junior/Mid/Senior); the '3' is treated as an internal grade, not a standard seniority band. The 7+ years of experience and depth of technical requirements support a Senior classification.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Check Point IPS Blade, DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III, DoD 8570/8140 CND-IS, threat intelligence analysis.
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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