Cybersecurity Engineering - Technical

Technical Cybersecurity Engineering role within DHS Cybersecurity Service, onsite in Chandler, AZ, supporting positions such as Cybersecurity Engineer, Information Security Analyst, Network Engineer, and Lead Software Developer.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate software, hardware, and system engineering approaches to create new capabilities and enhance existing ones, ensuring alignment with security objectives and governance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and propose approaches to incorporate them to meet cybersecurity requirements, applying them to cloud, mobile, and other evolving business processes.
• Develop practical solutions with full lifecycle cost, procurement, program management, and budgeting considerations.
• Define engineering requirements and ensure interoperability across internal and external systems.
• Support DHS leadership in decisions and actions related to cybersecurity design and deployment.
• Research and assess current technologies to understand system capabilities and provide system security consultation and engineering to owners, system owners, and developers.
• Coordinate security processes within the department's lifecycle management and governance framework.
• Apply cybersecurity functions such as encryption, access control, and identity management to reduce exploitation opportunities.
• Collaborate with systems architects and developers to oversee design solutions, system security controls, and countermeasures, including designing and developing new cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Perform risk analyses, feasibility studies, and trade-off analyses to develop, document, and refine functional requirements and establish technical security configuration baselines.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or national.
• 18 years of age or older.
• If male, must be registered for the Selective Service.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; clearance levels may vary.
• Must be able to pass a drug test with a negative result.
• Must comply with ethics and standards of conduct requirements, including applicable financial disclosure.
• May be required to complete a 3 year probationary period.
• 5 to 15 years of cybersecurity work experience.
• Experience ranges from hands-on cybersecurity professionals applying technical expertise and independent judgment to federal cybersecurity authorities with advanced expertise advising on DHS and national challenges.
• Proven ability to perform software, hardware, and systems engineering with secure integration into security objectives.
• Demonstrated understanding of strategic risk, considering the impact of breaches or vulnerabilities across engineering processes.
• Stays current on emerging technologies and their applications to cloud and mobile environments to identify and recommend methods for meeting organizational cybersecurity requirements.

This job is open to

• The public
• U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Additional information

• Salary: USD 106,700 - 214,500 per year.
• Salary ranges by role within the DHS Cybersecurity Service: Senior Cybersecurity Specialist 106,700 - 138,000; Staff Cybersecurity Specialist 129,700 - 163,000; Principal Cybersecurity Specialist 154,600 - 196,500; Senior Principal Cybersecurity Specialist 170,600 - 214,500.
• In certain regions, starting salaries may be higher due to local labor market supplements (for example, about +10% in the metro Washington, DC area).
• Actual salaries may vary; visit the DHS Resources portal for an overview of available salary bands.
• Benefits: DHS Cybersecurity Service offers a range of federal employment benefits to support professional and personal needs; details are available through the application portal.
• Background Investigation: selected applicants must complete a background investigation for the security clearance, including checks related to finances, criminal history, and drug use.
• Drug testing: DHS conducts random and other drug tests; all applicants tentatively selected for employment must test negative prior to placement.