Blue Sky Innovative Solutions
Cyber Security Engineer
Blue Sky Innovative Solutions - Quantico
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The Cybersecurity Engineer serves a pivotal role in delivering advanced, enterprise-wide cybersecurity engineering and contract management support for the current and evolving organizational enterprise. This position ensures the secure design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security controls and strategies aligned with federal, DoD, and agency-specific cybersecurity requirements.
This engineer will integrate cybersecurity principles throughout the systems development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to embed security into architecture, cloud migrations, data systems, and operational technologies. The role also includes leading and managing cybersecurity contracts to ensure delivery milestones and compliance objectives are met effectively.
Key responsibilities include:
About Blue Sky
Blue Sky Innovative Solutions (Blue Sky) assists its federal, state and local, and commercial clients with solving their toughest challenges in the areas of IT Infrastructure Support and Engineering; Application Development and Maintenance; Program and Project Management; and Management Consulting. Find out more about Blue Sky at Blue Sky is an equal opportunity employer and recruits mission-oriented, proactive, skilled candidates from across the United States. As an SBA certified HUBZone small business, Blue Sky has a special interest in recruiting and hiring personnel who reside in HUBZones. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The Cybersecurity Engineer serves a pivotal role in delivering advanced, enterprise-wide cybersecurity engineering and contract management support for the current and evolving organizational enterprise. This position ensures the secure design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security controls and strategies aligned with federal, DoD, and agency-specific cybersecurity requirements.
This engineer will integrate cybersecurity principles throughout the systems development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to embed security into architecture, cloud migrations, data systems, and operational technologies. The role also includes leading and managing cybersecurity contracts to ensure delivery milestones and compliance objectives are met effectively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and implementing cybersecurity solutions across enterprise systems and environments.
- Supporting Authorization to Operate (ATO) processes, including development of System Security Plans (SSPs) and continuous monitoring activities.
- Applying Risk Management Framework (RMF) practices to assess, authorize, and monitor IT systems.
- Coordinating with stakeholders across engineering, cloud, and security teams to integrate secure systems and operations.
- Overseeing and managing contract deliverables, schedules, and resource allocation aligned with cybersecurity mission objectives.
- Providing recommendations and oversight on Identity and Access Management (IAM), security operations, and compliance controls.
- Minimum 12 years of IT experience, with at least 10 years in Government cybersecurity.
- Expertise in cybersecurity requirements definition, systems analysis, cybersecurity testing, and evaluation.
- Hands-on experience in: Identity and Access Management (IAM), Risk Management Framework (RMF) implementation, Continuous monitoring and ATO support, Project and contract management.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and security operation centers (SOC).
- Demonstrated leadership and coordination skills for multi-team engagements.
- Bachelor's degree (4-year) in Information Technology or a related field.
- IAM Level III certification (e.g., CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP).
- PMP certification or equivalent Project Management training.
- Active Top Secret Clearance.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States of America. Sponsorship will not be a part of this contract
- Must successfully complete a Blue Sky and customer background screening
About Blue Sky
Blue Sky Innovative Solutions (Blue Sky) assists its federal, state and local, and commercial clients with solving their toughest challenges in the areas of IT Infrastructure Support and Engineering; Application Development and Maintenance; Program and Project Management; and Management Consulting. Find out more about Blue Sky at Blue Sky is an equal opportunity employer and recruits mission-oriented, proactive, skilled candidates from across the United States. As an SBA certified HUBZone small business, Blue Sky has a special interest in recruiting and hiring personnel who reside in HUBZones. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.